General Social Sciences at Frostburg State University

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

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 4,857. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Frostburg State.

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.

Frostburg State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Frostburg State General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Frostburg State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Frostburg 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
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
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Social Sciences Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from Frostburg State in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Frostburg State since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Frostburg 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 Frostburg State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics

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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920
Social Science Research Assistants	950	$55,260

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

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