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Social Sciences at Governors State University

19 Bachelor's Degrees
6 Master's Degrees
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how GSU ranks in comparison to other schools with social sciences programs.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at GSU

GSU Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at GSU 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.

Popularity of Social Sciences at GSU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Governors State University handed out 19 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is an increase of 111% over the previous year when 9 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from GSU. This makes it the #335 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

GSU Social Sciences Students

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

GSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from GSU in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 2

GSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at GSU awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are black or African Americans. About 67% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 1

Social Sciences Majors

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 15
Economics 6
Sociology & Anthropology 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 120
Communication & Journalism 39
English Language & Literature 13
History 3

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