General Social Sciences at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Michigan State General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Michigan State 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Michigan State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	42
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Michigan State General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within General 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 Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	129
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	2

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Social Scientists	380	$75,380

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 Jeffness under License

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