Social Sciences at Southeastern Louisiana University

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

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 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.

Southeastern Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Southeastern Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Southeastern 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 Southeastern

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

Southeastern Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Southeastern 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southeastern Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeastern Louisiana University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	24
Political Science & Government	12

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,640	$49,460
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Social Scientists	280	$72,880

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.