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Social Sciences at Western Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Western Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. Of the 1,035 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University in 2021, 31 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

WestConn Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

WestConn Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at WestConn 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 WestConn 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 Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 694
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 967

Social Sciences Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at WestConn awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WestConn 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Western Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 14
Economics 7
General Social Sciences 5
Sociology & Anthropology 5

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 Western Connecticut State 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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