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Social Sciences at Birmingham Southern College

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

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 1,129 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from BSC.

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.

BSC Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

BSC Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at BSC 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 Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 573
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 741
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 954
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 1,149

Social Sciences Student Demographics at BSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Birmingham Southern College.

BSC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 BSC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at BSC 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 Birmingham Southern College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BSC 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Birmingham Southern College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Birmingham Southern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 6
Economics 3
Sociology 2

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 Birmingham Southern College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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