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. Of the 676 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College in 2021, 189 of them were social sciences majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Barnard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	24
	29
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Social Sciences Schools	35
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	373

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 189 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Barnard. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	89
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Barnard also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.