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Social Sciences at Westminster College Pennsylvania

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

Westminster New Wilmington is located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,228. Of the 252 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Westminster College Pennsylvania in 2021, 20 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.

Westminster New Wilmington Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Westminster New Wilmington Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Westminster New Wilmington 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 Westminster New Wilmington 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 Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 332

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Westminster New Wilmington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Westminster College Pennsylvania.

Westminster New Wilmington Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Westminster New Wilmington, about 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Westminster New Wilmington since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Westminster New Wilmington 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 Westminster College Pennsylvania 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 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Westminster New Wilmington 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Westminster College Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 7
Sociology 7
Political Science & Government 6

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 PA, the home state for Westminster College Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26,750 $68,630
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Statisticians 3,710 $85,180
Social Science Research Assistants 1,480 $43,710

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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