Social Sciences is a program of study at California University of Pennsylvania. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Cal U was ranked #740 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #60 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal U.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Cal U paid an average of $482 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $322 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $7,716 | $11,574 |
Fees | $3,392 | $4,152 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,416 | $10,416 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,002 | $5,002 |
Learn more about Cal U tuition and fees.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Cal U offers online option in its social sciences bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.7% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.2% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Cal U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 52 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 45 |
Anthropology | 5 |
Economics | 1 |
Geography & Cartography | 7 |
Political Science & Government | 8 |
*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.