Social Sciences at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and approximately 2,908 students attend the school each year. Of the 661 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College Illinois in 2021, 121 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.

Wheaton College Illinois Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Wheaton College Illinois Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois 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 Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	178
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from Wheaton College Illinois. This is the #412 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Wheaton College Illinois

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

Wheaton College Illinois Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 121 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Wheaton College Illinois in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Wheaton College Illinois since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	87
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	35
International Relations & National Security	34
Political Science & Government	22
Anthropology	15
Sociology	8
Urban Studies	5
Archeology	2

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 IL, the home state for Wheaton College Illinois.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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 Neatpete86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.