Social Sciences at Athens State University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Athens State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,867.

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.

Athens State University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Athens State University offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Athens State University Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Athens State University 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 Athens State University

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

Athens State University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Athens State University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Athens State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Athens State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Athens State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	7
Political Science & Government	3
Sociology	3

Related Majors

• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,780	$59,980
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Urban and Regional Planners	360	$59,630
Social Scientists	220	$84,890

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.