by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Georgia Southwestern State University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The social sciences major at GSW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for GSW.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at GSW paid an average of $616 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $169 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,064 | $14,786 |
| Fees | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,420 | $8,420 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,328 | $5,328 |
Learn more about GSW tuition and fees.
GSW does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GSW Online Learning page.
About 27.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.2% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at GSW in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 4 |
| Sociology | 7 |
*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.
