Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 11,017.

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.

UW - Eau Claire Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UW - Eau Claire Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UW - Eau Claire 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UW - Eau Claire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

UW - Eau Claire Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Eau Claire since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UW - Eau Claire are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	103
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography	33
Economics	31
Political Science & Government	26
Sociology	21

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Statisticians	580	$82,330
Urban and Regional Planners	410	$69,840

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 Germon prez under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.