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General Social Sciences at Governors State University

General Social Sciences at Governors State University

Every general 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 Governors State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

GSU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

GSU General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at GSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 GSU

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

GSU General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at GSU since its program graduates 67% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Governors State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Social Sciences Professors 1,250 $54,050
Social Science Research Assistants 1,030 $49,570

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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