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General Social Sciences at University of Wyoming

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General Social Sciences at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UW.

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 General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UW General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 105

Earnings of UW Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $27,450. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences students.

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at UW

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

UW General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers 1,850 $60,620
Managers 770 $100,310
Survey Researchers 60 $71,050
Social Scientists 30 $67,870

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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