Social Sciences at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 192 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Kent 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
	315
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	560
	562

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Kent State. This makes it the #92 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 192 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Kent State. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	149
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Kent State Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 45 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Kent State, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Kent State, 76% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 11 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 Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	63
Sociology	50
Economics	49
Geography & Cartography	46
Anthropology	33
International Relations & National Security	10
General Social Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Social Scientists	1,660	$77,450
Urban and Regional Planners	930	$69,950

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.