Social Sciences at Mount Saint Mary’s University

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

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 2,745. In 2021, 62 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from MSMU.

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.

MSMU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

MSMU Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at MSMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at MSMU 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
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207

Social Sciences Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from MSMU in 2020-2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

MSMU 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Saint Mary's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	30
Criminology	21
Political Science & Government	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Psychology

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 CA, the home state for Mount Saint Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.