Social Sciences at Queens College

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Queens College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 students attend the school each year.

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.

QC Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

QC Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at QC 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 QC

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

QC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	156
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	163
White	134
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

QC Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Queens College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	394
Sociology	180
Political Science & Government	140
Urban Studies	63
Anthropology	34

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 Queens College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.