Social Sciences at Webster 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 Webster University stacks up to those at other schools.

Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 8,197.

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.

Webster Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Webster Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Webster 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 Webster

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

Webster Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Webster 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 Webster University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Webster Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Webster does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Webster University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security	53
Political Science & Government	10
Economics	4
Anthropology	2
Sociology	2

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 MO, the home state for Webster University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,920	$65,360
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Statisticians	860	$71,150
Social Science Research Assistants	310	$50,970

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 Spinkhill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.