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Social Sciences at Willamette University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Willamette University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and approximately 1,866 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Willamette.

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.

Willamette Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Willamette Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Willamette 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 Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 331
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 426
515
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 544

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 114 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Willamette in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Willamette since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 66
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 52
Political Science & Government 33
Sociology 14
Anthropology 10
Archeology 5

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 Willamette University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,240 $72,170
Urban and Regional Planners 910 $81,590
Statisticians 610 $80,920

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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