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Social Sciences at Wesleyan University

Social Sciences at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wesleyan U Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Wesleyan U Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 Wesleyan U since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 162
International Students 53
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Wesleyan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 96
Political Science & Government 93
Other Social Sciences 30
Sociology 29
Anthropology 22
Archeology 2

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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,410 $77,010
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Statisticians 490 $101,820
Urban and Regional Planners 400 $79,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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