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

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and has a total student population of 4,739.

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.

Del State Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Del State Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Del State 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Del State

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

Del State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Del State Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Delaware State University with a master's in social sciences.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	7
Sociology	7

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Communication & Journalism

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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,030	$82,890
Managers	900	$134,410
Urban and Regional Planners	210	$64,120
Sociology Professors	90	$81,740

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.