Social Sciences is a program of study at Franklin and Marshall 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, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Franklin and Marshall is in the top 10% of the country for social sciences. More specifically it was ranked #85 out of 866 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #11 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at Franklin and Marshall paid an average of $1,902 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 | |
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Tuition | $60,872 | $60,872 |
Fees | $190 | $190 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,450 | $14,450 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,270 | $1,270 |
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Online degrees for the Franklin and Marshall 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 Franklin and Marshall Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 39.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.7% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Franklin and Marshall in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 90 |
International Students | 18 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 10 |
Economics | 62 |
Political Science & Government | 50 |
Sociology | 25 |
*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.