Social Sciences at Wartburg College

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 Wartburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

Wartburg is located in Waverly, Iowa and approximately 1,563 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Wartburg.

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.

Wartburg Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Wartburg Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Wartburg 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 Wartburg 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	789
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	967

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Wartburg

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

Wartburg Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Wartburg in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Wartburg 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 Wartburg College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wartburg 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wartburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	9
International Relations & National Security	6
Political Science & Government	4
Economics	2

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 IA, the home state for Wartburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 Me under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.