The main focus area for this major is General Social Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Social Sciences is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Roger Williams University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at RWU was $1,581 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 | |
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Tuition | $34,402 | $34,402 |
Fees | $2,424 | $2,424 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,698 | $15,698 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,284 | $3,284 |
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Online degrees for the RWU 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 RWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 65.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at RWU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general social sciences.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 18 |
International Relations & National Security | 9 |
Political Science & Government | 21 |
Sociology & Anthropology | 4 |
*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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