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Social Sciences at Adams State University

Social Sciences at Adams State University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Adams State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,164.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Adams State Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adams State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 17
Sociology 12

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 18,810 $73,460
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Statisticians 1,080 $84,380
Urban and Regional Planners 950 $75,610

References

*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.

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