General Social Sciences at William Penn University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at William Penn University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William Penn University is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and approximately 1,350 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from William Penn University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

William Penn University General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

William Penn University General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at William Penn University 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 William Penn University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Social Sciences Schools	141
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	266

Social Sciences Student Demographics at William Penn University

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

William Penn University General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at William Penn University since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Penn University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

William Penn University also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Criminology
• Sociology

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 IA, the home state for William Penn University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Social Sciences Professors	140	$91,220
Social Science Research Assistants	110	$40,950

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.