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Social Sciences at Grinnell College

Here is an overview of the program, including how many students graduate each year, the diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. Also, learn how Grinnell compares to other colleges that offer social sciences.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at Grinnell

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Grinnell Social Sciences Rankings

Grinnell ranks competitively among schools offering social sciences. In particular, it placed #136 out of 934 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	1
Best Social Sciences Schools in Iowa	1
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	1
Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Iowa	1
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	5
Best Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	5
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	9
Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region	9
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Best Social Sciences Schools	136
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	330

Popularity of Social Sciences at Grinnell

In the most recent year for which we have data, Grinnell College handed out 131 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences.

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from Grinnell Make?

Salary of Social Sciences Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Social Sciences majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Grinnell report a median salary of $58,007 a year. This is below $64,044, the median for all majors at Grinnell.

How Much Student Debt Do Social Sciences Graduates from Grinnell Have?

Student Debt of Social Sciences Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at Grinnell, social sciences students borrow a median amount of $16,817 in student loans. This is lower than $17,154, the typical median for all majors at Grinnell.

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from Grinnell Cost?

Grinnell Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$58,156	$67,650
Fees	$546	$546

Find out more about Grinnell tuition and fees.

Grinnell Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 53% of social sciences bachelor’s degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

The largest share of social sciences bachelor’s degree graduates at Grinnell were White. Approximately 56% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Grinnell College with a bachelor’s in social sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	74
Non-Resident Aliens	21
Other Races	11

Social Sciences Student Diversity at Grinnell

Here are the demographics of the social sciences majors at Grinnell College.

Social Sciences Majors at Grinnell

This social sciences program at Grinnell includes the following concentrations:

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	47
Political Science & Government	42
Sociology	24
Anthropology	18

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Aureliusxv under License More about our data sources and methodologies.