Social Sciences at Belhaven University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Belhaven University stacks up to those at other schools.

Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 4,999 students attend the school each year.

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.

Belhaven Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Belhaven

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? Belhaven offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Belhaven Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Belhaven 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 Belhaven

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

Belhaven Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Belhaven University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Belhaven University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	28
Political Science & Government	5

Related Majors

• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Theology & Religious Vocations

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 MS, the home state for Belhaven University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Social Scientists	190	$70,590
Urban and Regional Planners	170	$57,330

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 David Lazich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.