General Social Sciences at Belhaven University

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

Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 4,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 612 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Belhaven University in 2021, 28 of them were general social sciences majors.

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

Belhaven General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Belhaven

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Belhaven does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Belhaven General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Belhaven performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Belhaven is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
	162

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from Belhaven Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Belhaven is $26,423. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Belhaven. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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	15
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Belhaven also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government

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
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Social Scientists	190	$70,590
Social Sciences Professors	80	$61,850
Statisticians	30	$65,510

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.