Social Sciences at Washington and Lee University

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

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,183. In 2021, 138 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee.

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.

Washington and Lee Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Washington and Lee

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Washington and Lee offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Washington and Lee Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee 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
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	73
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
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	94
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools	114
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	337
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	371

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 138 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Washington and Lee in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Washington and Lee since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	109
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Washington and Lee 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington and Lee University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	63
Political Science & Government	59
Sociology & Anthropology	16

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• History

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 Washington and Lee 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.