Social Sciences at Bemidji State 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 Bemidji State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and approximately 4,577 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,012 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bemidji State University in 2021, 34 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

Bemidji State University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Bemidji 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? Bemidji State University offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Bemidji State University Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Bemidji 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	821
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	937

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Bemidji State University

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

Bemidji State University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Bemidji State University in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Bemidji State University since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Bemidji 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 Bemidji State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 Bemidji State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	12
Economics	11
General Social Sciences	4
Sociology	4
Geography & Cartography	3

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 MN, the home state for Bemidji State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	14,850	$74,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Urban and Regional Planners	1,110	$73,330
Statisticians	820	$95,930

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 GEO Tagging BSU under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.