Social Sciences at University of Saint Mary

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what University of Saint Mary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of St. Mary is located in Leavenworth, Kansas and approximately 1,229 students attend the school each year. Of the 217 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Saint Mary in 2021, 20 of them were social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

University of St. Mary Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

University of St. Mary Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how University of St. Mary performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at University of St. Mary is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	458
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	597
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	799
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	977

Social Sciences Student Demographics at University of St. Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Saint Mary.

University of St. Mary Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of St. Mary. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at University of St. Mary since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Saint Mary with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of St. Mary also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Saint Mary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	16
Political Science & Government	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for University of Saint Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,010	$64,910
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Urban and Regional Planners	280	$67,370
Sociology Professors	250	$72,740

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mdupont under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.