Social Sciences at Northern State University

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

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,431.

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NSU does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

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 Northern State University.

NSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Northern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	5
Political Science & Government	2

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
High School Teachers	3,520	$42,960
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	940	$55,430
Managers	370	$99,030
Urban and Regional Planners	230	$56,780
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	140	$55,310

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.