by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Washington State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Wazzu was ranked #26 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 #2 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wazzu.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Wazzu paid an average of $1,286 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $538 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,202 | $25,145 |
| Fees | $1,968 | $1,968 |
| Books and Supplies | $960 | $960 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,848 | $11,848 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,542 | $3,542 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Social Sciences students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wazzu took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $22,505.
The median early career salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $39,341 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $32,689.
Wazzu 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 Wazzu Online Learning page.
About 65.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 65.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Wazzu in 2019-2020, 33.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 243 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 40 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 394 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 26 |
| Economics | 64 |
| International Relations & National Security | 1 |
| Political Science & Government | 83 |
| Sociology | 44 |
*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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