Social Sciences at Fayetteville State University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Fayetteville State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Fayetteville State University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 6,726. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Fayetteville State University Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Fayetteville State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Fayetteville State University does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Fayetteville State University Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Fayetteville State University

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

Fayetteville State University Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Fayetteville State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fayetteville State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	11

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Fayetteville State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Urban and Regional Planners	1,420	$66,650

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 Staff Sgt. Greg Thomas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.