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Social Sciences at Hofstra University

Social Sciences at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 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.

Hofstra Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Hofstra Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 82
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 48
Sociology 24
Geography & Cartography 11
Economics 10
Anthropology 4

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 Hofstra University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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