Social Sciences at Georgia Southwestern State University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from GSW.

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.

GSW Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

GSW Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at GSW 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 GSW 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 Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	799

Social Sciences Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from GSW in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at GSW since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSW 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Georgia Southwestern State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southwestern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	14
Political Science & Government	6

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Education

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 Southwestern 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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.