by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Wake Forest 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for social sciences majors, Wake Forest University came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wake Forest University.
Part-time undergraduates at Wake Forest University paid an average of $2,352 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,722 | $56,722 |
| Fees | $1,038 | $1,038 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,520 | $15,520 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,498 | $2,498 |
Learn more about Wake Forest University tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University Online Learning page.
About 49.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Wake Forest University in 2019-2020, 20.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 28 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 248 |
| International Students | 37 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 21 |
| Economics | 139 |
| Political Science & Government | 146 |
| Sociology | 51 |
*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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