Social Sciences at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Samford.

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.

Samford Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Samford Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Samford 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 Samford

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

Samford Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Samford, about 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Samford since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	11
Sociology	9
International Relations & National Security	4
Economics	3
Geography & Cartography	1

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,780	$59,980
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Urban and Regional Planners	360	$59,630
Social Scientists	220	$84,890

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

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