General Social Sciences at Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa University stacks up to those at other schools.

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and has a total student population of 9,110. Of the 1,107 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mesa University in 2021, 5 of them were general social sciences majors.

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.

Colorado Mesa General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Colorado Mesa General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	27
	150
Best General Social Sciences Schools	175

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from Colorado Mesa. This is the #31 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Colorado Mesa in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado Mesa since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
High School Teachers	16,950	$55,110
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Statisticians	1,080	$84,380
Social Scientists	740	$81,380
Social Science Research Assistants	220	$52,320

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 Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.