by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Brigham Young University - Provo. 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, diversity of students, 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. BYU was ranked #105 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for social sciences majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Utah.
Here are some of the other rankings for BYU.
Part-time undergraduates at BYU paid an average of $313 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 | $5,970 | $5,970 |
| Books and Supplies | $896 | $896 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,808 | $7,808 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,920 | $4,920 |
Learn more about BYU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the BYU 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 BYU Online Learning page.
About 41.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.0% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at BYU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 437 |
| International Students | 25 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 17 |
| Archeology | 10 |
| Economics | 216 |
| Geography & Cartography | 68 |
| International Relations & National Security | 27 |
*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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