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General Social Sciences at Western Kentucky University

General Social Sciences at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

WKU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

WKU General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 WKU

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

WKU General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 22

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Social Scientists 340 $71,870
Statisticians 80 $79,640
Social Science Research Assistants 60 $47,130

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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