Social Sciences at Georgia State University

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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 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.

Georgia State Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Georgia State Social Sciences Rankings

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at Georgia State awarded 91 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	43
Anthropology	25
Political Science & Government	24
Urban Studies	24
Sociology	16
Geography & Cartography	3

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.