Social Sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Eastern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and approximately 4,644 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 125 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from ECSU.

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.

ECSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

ECSU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how ECSU 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 ECSU 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
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	216
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	401

Social Sciences Student Demographics at ECSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Eastern Connecticut State University.

ECSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 125 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ECSU, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at ECSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	85
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	60
Sociology	44
Political Science & Government	17
Economics	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Urban and Regional Planners	400	$79,500

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.