Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year.

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 - River Falls Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UW - River Falls Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls

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

UW - River Falls Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UW - River Falls 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 - River Falls with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 - River Falls. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	23
Sociology	21
Political Science & Government	12
Geography & Cartography	10
General Social Sciences	9

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism

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 - River Falls.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.