51 Social Justice Bachelors Degree Programs

Guided by experienced faculty and community mentors, students earning a Social Justice Studies degree explore the reality and consequences of systemic oppression. They also learn how to respond to those realities and consequences in ways that alleviate immediate suffering and lead to social transformation.

Enhance your degree in Africana Studies at UNC Charlotte by completing a Concentration in Social Justice and the Law as part of the B.A. degree.

The Justice Studies major is designed to provide students with a broad professional education that will prepare them for a variety of fulfilling careers in federal, state, and local criminal justice and human service agencies. The curriculum is strongly oriented to learning about crime, justice, and policy through the lens of the social and behavioral sciences. The major has three separate emphasis areas, including Policing and Law Enforcement, Law and the Legal System, and Corrections and Human Services. Its commitment to developing a well-rounded professionally oriented student further includes field internships with criminal justice, legal, and social service agencies.

Students in the Social Justice and Human Rights programs examine a wide variety of oppressions such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, anti-immigrant oppression, ableism, economic injustice, animal exploitation, and environmental injustice, as well as related denials of human rights, such as human trafficking, settler colonialism, mass incarceration, use of sweatshop and child labor, unequal access to education, and voter disenfranchisement.

Our Bachelor’s International Social Work (ISW) program offers students the expertise to become social workers without borders. Placing emphasis on our global interconnectedness, students get a chance to explore local social problems from global perspectives, while also appreciating their local context. Our students learn to connect and empower individuals, groups and communities. We address current social issues, such as migration and refugees, sustainability, child protection, human rights and social development.

While defining the importance of education, Dr. King also could have been writing journalism’s mission statement. Those principles have not changed. However, in the 15 years of Morehouse’s journalism program, the discipline has become a rapidly evolving multimedia environment that has chopped down the past’s print, broadcast, and photographic silos.

Choose Sociology at the University of Westminster and you'll never think about society in the same way again. Studying with us means engaging with a dynamic 21st-century subject and exploring current social issues and debates, using the latest research methods.

The Bachelor in Social Justice program is designed to explore the principles of fairness, equity, and human rights within society. It offers students a comprehensive understanding of social systems, i...

The Bachelor's in Social Welfare and Justice program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of social systems, justice issues, and community well-being. It prepares students to assess an...

The Bachelor of Social Justice and the Arts (B.S.) program is designed to explore the intersections between social justice issues and various forms of artistic expression. It combines a core curriculu...

The Social Justice Bachelor of Arts program offers students a chance to explore the principles of fairness, equality, and human rights. The curriculum is designed to provide a broad understanding of s...

The Bachelor of Arts in Social Justice & Enterprise explores how individuals and organizations can work towards creating fairer, more equitable communities. The course combines topics like social just...

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Social Justice is designed to help students understand social issues and develop skills to promote equality and fairness. The program covers topics like human righ...

Trevecca’s Bachelor of Science in social justice is an interdisciplinary program with courses in business, law, sociology, social work, science, and religion. Students are equipped with a solid foundation that allows them to help the oppressed and marginalized find spiritual, physical, and emotional restoration. The program combines biblical theology, Christian ethics, and human rights and offers incredible opportunities for hands-on experience and real-world impact through our J.V. Morsch Center for Social Justice.

The Graduate Certificate in Deaf Studies and Social Justice is designed for those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of deaf culture, language, and social issues. The program covers topics s...