by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Bowdoin College. 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 diversity 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for social sciences majors, Bowdoin came in at #25. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Maine.
Here are some of the other rankings for Bowdoin.
Part-time undergraduates at Bowdoin paid an average of $1,090 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,822 | $55,822 |
| Fees | $528 | $528 |
| Books and Supplies | $840 | $840 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,440 | $13,440 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 |
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Bowdoin 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 Bowdoin Online Learning page.
Women made up around 47.0% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Around 29.0% of social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Bowdoin in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 115 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Archeology | 1 |
| Economics | 63 |
| Political Science & Government | 84 |
| Sociology | 25 |
*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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