Social Sciences at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what John Jay College of Criminal Justice has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,766. Of the 3,357 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2021, 443 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.

John Jay Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at John Jay

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? John Jay offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

John Jay Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how John Jay 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 John Jay 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 Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	62
	80
	91
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	153
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	181
Best Social Sciences Schools	333

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from John Jay. This makes it the #154 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at John Jay awarded 443 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	251
White	58
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

John Jay Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from John Jay. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

John Jay 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	219
Political Science & Government	102
Economics	58
Sociology	38
International Relations & National Security	22
Other Social Sciences	19
Anthropology	12

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.