by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at National Louis University. 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. The bachelor's program at NLU was ranked #624 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #26 in Illinois.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NLU was $430 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 | $13,419 | $13,419 |
| Fees | $750 | $750 |
Learn more about NLU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the NLU 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 NLU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.2% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Around 93.1% of social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at NLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 29 |
*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.
