Social Sciences is a program of study at Occidental College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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. Oxy was ranked #109 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 #16 in California.
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Part-time undergraduates at Oxy paid an average of $2,333 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $55,980 | $55,980 |
Fees | $596 | $596 |
Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,600 | $16,600 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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Oxy does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Oxy Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 54.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Around 36.4% of social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Oxy in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 25 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 84 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 80 |
International Relations & National Security | 39 |
Political Science & Government | 28 |
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.
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