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. Of the 1,906 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University in 2021, 227 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.

CCSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CCSU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how CCSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	321

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CCSU. This makes it the #322 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 227 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from CCSU in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were 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 4% more men than average.

About 53% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	121
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CCSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from CCSU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from CCSU, 86% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CCSU 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

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
Criminology	119
Economics	32
Sociology	32
Political Science & Government	26
Geography & Cartography	17
Anthropology	8

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.