Social Sciences at Coker University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Coker University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Coker is located in Hartsville, South Carolina and approximately 1,087 students attend the school each year. Of the 180 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Coker University in 2021, 29 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.

Coker Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Coker

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Coker offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Coker Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Coker 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	66
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools	93
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	263
	306
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	315
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	334
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	536
Best Social Sciences Schools	572
	605
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	711
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	812

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Coker. This makes it the #335 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Coker

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

Coker Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Coker. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Coker are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Coker University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Coker Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from Coker in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Coker University with a master'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	0

Coker 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Coker University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	26
Sociology	6
Political Science & Government	3

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 SC, the home state for Coker University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,210	$60,290
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	370	$53,020
Urban and Regional Planners	360	$64,700

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 Wuapinmon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.