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General Social Sciences at Florida State University

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General Social Sciences at Florida State University

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what Florida State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569. Of the 9,735 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2021, 301 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 State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Florida State General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Florida State 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 Florida State 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
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
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How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from Florida State Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $36,112. This is 12% higher than $32,131, which is the national average for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 301 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Florida State since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Florida State 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 Florida State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 177
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

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

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 State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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