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Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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 - Platteville stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 7,547.

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 - Platteville Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UW - Platteville Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville

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

UW - Platteville Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 - Platteville since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 - Platteville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 8
General Social Sciences 6
Geography & Cartography 2

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 - Platteville.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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