by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Alma College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The social sciences major at Alma 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.
Here are some of the other rankings for Alma.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Alma was $1,324 per credit hour 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 | $42,352 | $42,352 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
| Books and Supplies | $850 | $850 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,790 | $11,790 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,410 | $2,410 |
Learn more about Alma tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Alma 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 Alma Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 48.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.1% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Alma in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 2 |
| Economics | 9 |
| International Relations & National Security | 1 |
| Political Science & Government | 13 |
| Sociology | 9 |
*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.
