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Social Sciences at Georgia State University

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.

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

Georgia State Social Sciences 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.

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

62% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 167
Hispanic or Latino 65
White 88
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

Georgia State Social Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 34
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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