Social Sciences at Delta State University

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

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,999. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delta State University in 2021, 3 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.

Delta State University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Delta State University Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Delta 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 Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,476

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Delta State University

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

Delta State University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Delta State University, about 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Delta State University since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Delta 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 Delta State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

Delta 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Delta State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Delta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	3

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Social Scientists	190	$70,590
Urban and Regional Planners	170	$57,330

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 Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.