Social Sciences at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789.

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.

Wake Forest University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Wake Forest University Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	185
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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 Wake Forest University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	125
Economics	117
Sociology	36
Anthropology	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Urban and Regional Planners	1,420	$66,650

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.