Social Sciences at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from The Graduate Center.

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.

The Graduate Center Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at The Graduate Center

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, The Graduate Center does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

The Graduate Center Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at The Graduate Center 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 The Graduate Center 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
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	1
	1
Best Value Social Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 156 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #18 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Graduate Center Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 156 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from The Graduate Center, about 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. The Graduate Center 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	65
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 50 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	57
Sociology	54
Urban Studies	50
Economics	47
Political Science & Government	38
General Social Sciences	13
Demography & Population Studies	1

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.