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Social Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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.

EIU Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

EIU Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Social Sciences Master’s Program

48% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 53% were men and 48% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Eastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 25
Geography & Cartography 9
Economics 6

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Social Sciences Professors 1,250 $54,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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