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Social Sciences at Willamette University

114 Bachelor's Degrees
#527 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how Willamette ranks in comparison to other schools with social sciences programs.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at Willamette

Willamette Social Sciences Rankings

The bachelor's program at Willamette was ranked #527 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #7 in Oregon.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 476
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences 508
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 512
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 526
Best Social Sciences Schools 527
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates 537
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 591
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 596
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans 607
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 610
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 611
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 615
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 619
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 619
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 621
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 631
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 633
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 633
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 641
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 644

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Willamette University handed out 114 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is an increase of 14% over the previous year when 100 degrees were handed out.

Willamette Social Sciences Students

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

Willamette Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Willamette awarded 114 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Willamette are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of students fell into this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 66
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 12

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
Economics 52
Political Science & Government 33
Sociology 14
Anthropology 10
Archeology 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 22
English Language & Literature 20
Communication & Journalism 19
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 16
History 12

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