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Social Sciences at University of Nebraska at Kearney

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how UNK ranks in comparison to other schools with social sciences programs.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at UNK

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UNK Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UNK 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.

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Nebraska at Kearney handed out 26 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is an increase of 63% over the previous year when 16 degrees were handed out.

Social Sciences Student Diversity at UNK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

UNK Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from UNK in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women.

The majority of the students with this major are white. About 77% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	1

Social Sciences Majors

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	10
Political Science & Government	9
International Relations & National Security	6
Geography & Cartography	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	58
History	55
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	46
English Language & Literature	39
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	27

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
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