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Social Sciences at The City College of New York

Social Sciences at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227.

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.

CCNY Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CCNY Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at CCNY 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 CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 69
Black or African American 68
Hispanic or Latino 88
White 35
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

CCNY Social Sciences Master’s Program

45% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 8
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at The City College of New York. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 143
Political Science & Government 87
Sociology 69
International Relations & National Security 62
Anthropology 11

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 The City College of New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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