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Social Sciences at Barnard College

Social Sciences at Barnard College

Every 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 Barnard College stacks up to those at other schools.

Barnard is located in New York, New York and approximately 2,744 students attend the school each year.

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.

Barnard Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Barnard Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Barnard 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Barnard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Barnard College.

Barnard Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Barnard College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 48
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 94
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

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 Barnard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 79
Political Science & Government 46
Sociology 27
Urban Studies 20
Anthropology 17

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 NY, the home state for Barnard College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Social Science Research Assistants 6,290 $49,000
Social Sciences Professors 2,570 $101,250

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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