Social Sciences at Midland University

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

Midland U is located in Fremont, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,765. In 2021, 5 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Midland U.

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.

Midland U Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Midland U Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Midland U 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 Midland U 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
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	895

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Midland U. This makes it the #185 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Midland U

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

Midland U Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Midland U awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 80% of these degrees went to men with the other 20% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Midland U since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

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

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

Midland U Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from Midland U in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Midland U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Midland U, 55% 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 Midland University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Midland U 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Midland University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Social Sciences	22
Sociology	5

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 NE, the home state for Midland University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,180	$54,390
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Social Science Research Assistants	330	$48,800
Statisticians	280	$67,080

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 Jake DeGroot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.