by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Lyon College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Lyon was ranked #713 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lyon.
Part-time undergraduates at Lyon paid an average of $950 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,550 | $28,550 |
| Fees | $865 | $865 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,330 | $10,330 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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Online degrees for the Lyon social sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lyon Online Learning page.
Women made up around 33.3% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Lyon in 2019-2020, 27.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 2 |
| Economics | 11 |
| Political Science & Government | 5 |
*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.
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