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Social Sciences at Louisiana Tech University

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 67 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech.

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.

Louisiana Tech Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Louisiana Tech Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Louisiana Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Louisiana Tech 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
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 75
Best Social Sciences Schools 418
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 554

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% 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 Louisiana Tech since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Louisiana Tech also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student 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 Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 30
Sociology 30
Geography & Cartography 7

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers 13,930 $51,810
Managers 9,790 $87,080
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,640 $49,460
Survey Researchers 420 $45,210
Social Scientists 280 $72,880

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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