by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Wells College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Wells paid an average of $800 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $30,300 | $30,300 |
| Fees | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,050 | $1,050 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $800 | $800 |
Learn more about Wells tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Wells 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 Wells Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.7% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Wells in 2019-2020, 36.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 4 |
| International Relations & National Security | 1 |
| Political Science & Government | 1 |
| Sociology | 5 |
*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.
