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Social Sciences at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Western.

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.

Western Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Western Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Western compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Western 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
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 263
320
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 438
Best Social Sciences Schools 457
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 515

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at Western awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% 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 Western since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Western 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 Colorado University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 22
Political Science & Government 16
Economics 11
Anthropology 7

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 18,810 $73,460
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Statisticians 1,080 $84,380
Urban and Regional Planners 950 $75,610

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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