General Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - River Falls

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - River Falls is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and approximately 5,855 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - River Falls in 2021, 9 of them were general social sciences majors.

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

UW - River Falls General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UW - River Falls General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UW - River Falls 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 UW - River Falls is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools	10
	12
Best General Social Sciences Schools	18

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW - River Falls. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - River Falls since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 89% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - River Falls also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics
• Criminology

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
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Statisticians	580	$82,330
Social Scientists	250	$73,870
Social Sciences Professors	210	$89,980

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.