Social Sciences at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Fort Valley State University.

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.

Fort Valley State University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Fort Valley State University Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Fort Valley 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 Fort Valley 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	870
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	1,173

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fort Valley State University, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fort Valley 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

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 Fort Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	10

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Social Science Research Assistants	2,210	$52,880
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.