Social Sciences at East Mississippi Community College

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

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,392.

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.

EMCC Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at EMCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

EMCC does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

EMCC Social Sciences Rankings

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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at EMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at East Mississippi Community College.

EMCC Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Mississippi Community College with a associate's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 East Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	12
Political Science & Government	3
Sociology	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 East Mississippi Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.