Social Sciences at Saginaw Valley State University

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

Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and approximately 8,028 students attend the school each year.

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.

Saginaw Valley State University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Saginaw Valley State University Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Saginaw Valley State University 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 Saginaw Valley State University

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

Saginaw Valley State University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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 Saginaw Valley State University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Saginaw Valley State University 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 Saginaw Valley State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	14
Sociology	13
Geography & Cartography	4

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• English Language & Literature
• 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 MI, the home state for Saginaw Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Urban and Regional Planners	960	$65,390
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360

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 Saginaw Future Inc. under License

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