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Social Sciences at Virginia Wesleyan University

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 Virginia Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from VWU.

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.

VWU Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

VWU Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at VWU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 221
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 608
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 753

Social Sciences Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from VWU. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 16
Political Science & Government 16
International Relations & National Security 7
Sociology 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,130 $75,050
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Social Scientists 4,050 $110,090
Urban and Regional Planners 1,380 $73,770

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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