Social Sciences at Ithaca College

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

Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 5,354. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Ithaca.

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.

Ithaca Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Ithaca Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Ithaca 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 Ithaca 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
	545

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

Ithaca Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Ithaca in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Ithaca 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 Ithaca College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ithaca 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ithaca College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	31
Political Science & Government	22
Anthropology	11
Economics	7

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Education
• 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 Ithaca 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 Mr Senseless under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.