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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

Social Sciences is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend 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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Rankings for the Penn State Erie Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

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 social sciences major at Penn State Erie 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.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates 169
Most Popular Colleges for Social Sciences 1,115
Most Focused Colleges for Social Sciences 1,312

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State Erie paid an average of $997 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $592 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Social Sciences?

Penn State Erie 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 Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

12 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
33.3% Women
There were 12 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is less than the nationwide number of 53.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Economics 4
Political Science & Government 8

References

*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.

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