Social Sciences at Connecticut 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 Connecticut College stacks up to those at other schools.

Conn College is located in New London, Connecticut and approximately 1,737 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Conn College.

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.

Conn College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Conn College Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Conn College 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 Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	17
	109
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	211
Best Social Sciences Schools	226
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	563
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	602

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Conn College

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

Conn College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 138 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Conn College in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Conn College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Conn College 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 Connecticut College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	97
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Conn College 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Connecticut College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	46
Political Science & Government	42
International Relations & National Security	23
Sociology	14
Anthropology	13

Related Majors

• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 CT, the home state for Connecticut College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.