Social Sciences at Westmont College

Every 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 Westmont College stacks up to those at other schools.

Westmont is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 1,226. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Westmont College in 2021, 27 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.

Westmont Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Westmont Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Westmont 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	295
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	387
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	895

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Westmont

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

Westmont Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Westmont in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Westmont 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 Westmont College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Westmont 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Westmont College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	10
General Social Sciences	8
Sociology	8
Anthropology	1

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 CA, the home state for Westmont College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Richard O’Reilly under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.