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Social Sciences at Nebraska Wesleyan University

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how NWU ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social sciences.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at NWU

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

NWU Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at NWU 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.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Nebraska Wesleyan University handed out 23 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is an increase of 44% over the previous year when 16 degrees were handed out.

Social Sciences Student Diversity at NWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

NWU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in social sciences from NWU in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at NWU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 70% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

Social Sciences Majors

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	17
Sociology & Anthropology	4
Economics	2

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	26
History	11
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	10
Philosophy & Religious Studies	9
English Language & Literature	8

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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