by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Ferrum College. 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 if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Ferrum College 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 Ferrum College.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Ferrum College was $735 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $36,480 | $36,480 |
| Fees | $215 | $215 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,400 | $12,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,050 | $3,050 |
Learn more about Ferrum College tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Ferrum College 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 Ferrum College Online Learning page.
About 50.0% 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 25.0% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Ferrum College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 2 |
| Political Science & Government | 2 |
*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.
