Social Sciences at Georgia State University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Georgia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 522 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

Georgia State Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Georgia State does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Georgia State Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Georgia State 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 Basic Certificate Schools	78
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	123
Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	365

In 2021, 91 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Georgia State. This makes it the #35 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 522 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Georgia State. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	232
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	133
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Georgia State Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at Georgia State awarded 91 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 32 students 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 State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	247
Economics	166
Sociology	163
Anthropology	54
Urban Studies	24
Geography & Cartography	3

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.