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Social Sciences at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,934 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University in 2021, 33 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

Metro State Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Metro State Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Metro 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 33 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Metro State, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Metro State 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Metropolitan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 29
Economics 4

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14,850 $74,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Urban and Regional Planners 1,110 $73,330
Statisticians 820 $95,930

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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