General Social Sciences at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and has a total student population of 10,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Southeast Missouri State University General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Southeast Missouri State University General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Southeast Missouri State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Southeast Missouri State University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Southeast Missouri 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 Southeast Missouri 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	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Southeast Missouri State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southeast Missouri State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	20
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	1

Related Majors

• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Statisticians	860	$71,150
Social Science Research Assistants	310	$50,970
Social Scientists	270	$70,180

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 Agathman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.