by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Oberlin 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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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. Oberlin was ranked #108 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for social sciences majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Oberlin.
Part-time undergraduates at Oberlin paid an average of $2,404 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $57,654 | $57,654 |
| Fees | $900 | $900 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,908 | $1,908 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,334 | $17,334 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Oberlin tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Oberlin 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 Oberlin Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 52.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Oberlin in 2019-2020, 23.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16 |
| Archeology | 3 |
| Economics | 36 |
| Political Science & Government | 52 |
| Sociology | 15 |
*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.
