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Social Sciences at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,724. Of the 1,136 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University in 2021, 86 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.

Worcester State Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Worcester State Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Worcester State 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 Worcester State 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 385

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 86 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Worcester State in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 58
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 52
Urban Studies 13
Economics 11
Geography & Cartography 10

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 Worcester State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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