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. In 2021, 266 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from GaSou.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how GaSou 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	58
Most Focused Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	153
Best Social Sciences Schools	524
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	612

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from GaSou. This makes it the #185 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The social sciences program at GaSou awarded 266 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

About 57% 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.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	151
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

GaSou Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from GaSou. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	167
Political Science & Government	41
Sociology	32
International Relations & National Security	20
Anthropology	11
Other Social Sciences	7
Economics	6
Geography & Cartography	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.