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. Of the 678 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Williams College in 2021, 156 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.

Williams Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Williams Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Williams 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Schools	2
	9
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	170
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	331
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411

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

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

Of the 156 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Williams, about 69% were men and 31% were 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 25% 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	18
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	76
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Williams 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

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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 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.