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Social Sciences at Georgia Southern University

Social Sciences at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949.

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.

GaSou Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GaSou does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

GaSou Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at GaSou 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at GaSou 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 76
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 141
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

GaSou Social Sciences Master’s Program

63% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from GaSou, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 16
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Georgia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 41
Sociology 32
International Relations & National Security 20
Anthropology 11
Other Social Sciences 7
Economics 6
Geography & Cartography 5

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 Georgia Southern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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