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General Social Sciences at Grand Valley State University

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General Social Sciences at Grand Valley State University

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what Grand Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from GVSU.

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.

GVSU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

GVSU General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

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 GVSU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools 89

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $39,437. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at GVSU 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 Grand Valley 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 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Social Science Research Assistants 890 $43,360
Statisticians 780 $80,920
Social Scientists 380 $75,380

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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