Social Sciences at Rust College

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Rust College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and approximately 623 students attend the school each year. Of the 102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rust College in 2021, 13 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.

Rust College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Rust College Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Rust College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	190
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	909
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	1,099

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Rust College

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

Rust College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Rust College. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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 Rust College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rust College 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rust College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	11
General Social Sciences	1
Political Science & Government	1

Related Majors

• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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 Rust 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 Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.