by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Macalester 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. Macalester was ranked #115 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 #4 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for Macalester.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Macalester paid an average of $1,820 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,248 | $58,248 |
| Fees | $230 | $230 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,213 | $1,213 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,084 | $13,084 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $996 | $996 |
Learn more about Macalester tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Macalester 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 Macalester Online Learning page.
About 48.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.5% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Macalester in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 21 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16 |
| Economics | 55 |
| Geography & Cartography | 22 |
| Political Science & Government | 36 |
| Sociology | 6 |
*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.
