General Social Sciences at Western Oregon University

Every general 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 Western Oregon University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554.

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.

Western Oregon State College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Western Oregon State College General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Western Oregon State College 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 Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% 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 Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Western Oregon State College 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 Oregon University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General 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 Western Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	16

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Statisticians	610	$80,920
Social Scientists	450	$76,420
Social Sciences Professors	250	$90,380

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.