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Social Sciences at Central Connecticut State University

Social Sciences at Central Connecticut State University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Central Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652.

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.

CCSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

CCSU Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at CCSU 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 CCSU

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

CCSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at CCSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at CCSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 31
Hispanic or Latino 51
White 144
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

CCSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from CCSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Central Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 32
Sociology 32
Political Science & Government 26
Geography & Cartography 17
Anthropology 8

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,410 $77,010
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Statisticians 490 $101,820
Urban and Regional Planners 400 $79,500

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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