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 Southern New Hampshire 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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Learn to analyze social factors and become an advocate for individual and community health with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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 bachelor's program at SNHU was ranked #110 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #1 in New Hampshire.
Here are some of the other rankings for SNHU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SNHU paid an average of $320 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,600 | $9,600 |
Fees | $50 | $50 |
Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,800 | $12,800 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $6,824 | $6,824 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Social Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at SNHU took out an average of $33,209 in student loans. That is 48% higher than the national average of $22,505.
social sciences who receive their bachelor’s degree from SNHU make an average of $32,772 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $32,689.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social sciences bachelor’s degree program at SNHU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SNHU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.7% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.1% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at SNHU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 52 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
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 | 109 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general social sciences.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 57 |
Economics | 81 |
Political Science & Government | 37 |
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*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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