Social Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from EIU.

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.

EIU Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

EIU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how EIU performed in these rankings.

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 EIU 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
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Social Sciences Schools	441
	537
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	801

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from EIU. This makes it the #111 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from EIU in 2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at EIU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

EIU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 40 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 53% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EIU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	33
Sociology	26
Geography & Cartography	16
Economics	12

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.