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Social Sciences at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

GaSou Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GaSou offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Social Sciences Master’s Program

68% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology 11
Other Social Sciences 7
Economics 3
Geography & Cartography 2

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers 27,620 $58,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,460 $67,080
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Social Science Research Assistants 2,210 $52,880
Social Scientists 2,060 $86,810

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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