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Social Sciences at Mount St Mary's University

Social Sciences at Mount St Mary’s University

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

The Mount is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,560.

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.

The Mount Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

The Mount Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at The Mount 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 The Mount

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

The Mount Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at The Mount since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at The Mount 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 Mount St Mary's University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 55
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 18
Political Science & Government 14
Economics 13
International Relations & National Security 6

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 MD, the home state for Mount St Mary's University.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 10,500 $67,900
Statisticians 2,950 $107,400
Social Scientists 2,090 $98,920

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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