Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

General Social Sciences at Western Kentucky University

Find Schools Near

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. In 2021, 22 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how WKU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 99
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools 115

Earnings of WKU Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $28,785. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

undefined

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

23% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at WKU awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 47% more men than average.

undefined

About 91% 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.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WKU also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.