Social Sciences at Cornell University

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 409 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cornell Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Cornell 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.

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Cornell. This makes it the #55 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 47 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Cornell awarded 409 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	134
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Cornell Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Cornell. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 47 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	237
Political Science & Government	166
Sociology	91
Anthropology	16
Other Social Sciences	10
Archeology	3

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Cornell University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.