by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Mount St Mary’s University. 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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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 The Mount was ranked #279 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #8 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for The Mount.
Part-time undergraduates at The Mount paid an average of $1,370 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 | $42,200 | $42,200 |
| Fees | $1,450 | $1,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,630 | $13,630 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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Online degrees for the The Mount 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 The Mount Online Learning page.
About 50.9% 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%.
Around 24.6% of social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at The Mount in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 24 |
| Economics | 3 |
| International Relations & National Security | 4 |
| Political Science & Government | 14 |
| Sociology | 12 |
*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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