Social Sciences at Truman State University

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

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and has a total student population of 4,655. In 2021, 77 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Truman State.

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.

Truman State Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Truman State Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Truman State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Truman State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Schools	244
	497
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	531

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Truman State

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

Truman State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Truman State awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Truman State 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	61
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Truman State 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Truman State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	32
Economics	23
Sociology	22

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 MO, the home state for Truman State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,920	$65,360
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Statisticians	860	$71,150
Social Science Research Assistants	310	$50,970

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 Derhai under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.