General Social Sciences at Humboldt State University

Every general social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Humboldt State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and has a total student population of 6,612. 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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Humboldt State University General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Humboldt State University General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Humboldt State University

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

Humboldt State University General Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 11 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Humboldt State University, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Humboldt State University, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Anthropology

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 CA, the home state for Humboldt State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

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 Adbar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.