Social Sciences at Northeastern State University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Northeastern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 7,349. Of the 1,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern State University in 2021, 18 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

NSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

NSU Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from NSU in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Northeastern State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

NSU 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 Northeastern State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	13
Political Science & Government	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,870	$59,600
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Statisticians	350	$63,120
Social Sciences Professors	320	$42,060

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.