Social Sciences at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and approximately 4,667 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from MC.

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.

MC Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

MC Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how MC 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 MC 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	411

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from MC. This is the #412 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at MC

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

MC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from MC. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at MC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Mississippi College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	16
Sociology	8

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,470	$45,530
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Social Scientists	190	$70,590
Urban and Regional Planners	170	$57,330

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.