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. In 2021, 783 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from QC.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at QC 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	167
	407
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	529

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from QC. This makes it the #149 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 783 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from QC in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at QC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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	235
Black or African American	76
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	191
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

QC Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at QC awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

QC 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 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

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism

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.