Social Sciences at Indiana University - East

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Indiana University - East is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

IU East is located in Richmond, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,434.

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.

IU East Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at IU East

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, IU East does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

IU East Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at IU East 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at IU East

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

IU East Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at IU East since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at IU East 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 Indiana University - East with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU East Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. IU East does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from IU East, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	12
Sociology	2

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - East.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Urban and Regional Planners	460	$56,800

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.