Social Sciences at Williams 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 Williams College stacks up to those at other schools.

Williams is located in Williamstown, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,987.

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.

Williams Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Williams Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Williams 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Williams

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

Williams Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Williams since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	103
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Williams Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Williams does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Williams College with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Williams College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Williams College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	100
Political Science & Government	38
Other Social Sciences	9
Sociology	8
Anthropology	1

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 MA, the home state for Williams College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Social Science Research Assistants	2,040	$55,310

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.