General Social Sciences at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Central Michigan General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Central Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Central Michigan 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 Schools	235

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Central Michigan awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Central Michigan since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Social Scientists	380	$75,380

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 cjh1452000 under License

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