Social Sciences is a program of study at Wayne State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. The bachelor's program at Wayne State was ranked #691 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #15 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wayne State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Wayne State was $996 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $434 per credit hour. 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 | $13,024 | $29,894 |
Fees | $1,605 | $1,605 |
Books and Supplies | $1,246 | $1,246 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,694 | $10,694 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,068 | $4,068 |
Learn more about Wayne State tuition and fees.
Wayne State 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 Wayne State Online Learning page.
About 65.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Around 43.6% of social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Wayne State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 54 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 104 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 27 |
Economics | 36 |
Political Science & Government | 74 |
Sociology | 55 |
Urban Studies | 12 |
*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.