Social Sciences at Iona College

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 Iona College stacks up to those at other schools.

Iona is located in New Rochelle, New York and has a total student population of 3,590. In 2021, 59 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Iona.

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.

Iona Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Iona Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Iona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Iona 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	440
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	574
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	632

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Iona

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

Iona Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Iona. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Iona since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Iona College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Iona 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iona College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	31
Economics	16
International Relations & National Security	6
Sociology	6

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Iona 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
• Image Credit: By Anthony22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.