General Social Sciences at Florida Southern College

Every general 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 Florida Southern College stacks up to those at other schools.

Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and has a total student population of 3,413. Of the 757 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College in 2,021, 1 of them were general social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Florida Southern General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Florida Southern General Social Sciences Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Florida Southern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	2
Best General Social Sciences Schools	17
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	334

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Florida Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Florida Southern College.

Florida Southern General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Florida Southern awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Southern College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

Florida Southern also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Economics
• Criminology
• Political Science & Government

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 FL, the home state for Florida Southern College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Social Sciences Professors	2,830	$68,400
Social Scientists	1,540	$78,510
Statisticians	630	$81,960

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.