General Social Sciences at Virginia Wesleyan University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,347. In 2021, 16 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from VWU.

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.

VWU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

VWU General 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 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
Most Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	63
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	136

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from VWU in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Social Science Research Assistants	970	$50,950

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 Fryeguy91 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.