General Social Sciences at Sul Ross State University

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what Sul Ross State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and approximately 2,345 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Sul Ross.

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.

Sul Ross General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Sul Ross General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Sul Ross performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Sul Ross 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	191

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Sul Ross

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

Sul Ross General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sul Ross, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Sul Ross State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

Sul Ross also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Sul Ross State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$49,230

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 Adavyd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.