Social Sciences at LIU Post

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 LIU Post stacks up to those at other schools.

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from LIU Post.

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.

LIU Post Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

LIU Post Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how LIU Post performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at LIU Post 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 Associate Degree Schools	285
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	306
Best Social Sciences Schools	647
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,172

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from LIU Post. This makes it the #307 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at LIU Post

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

LIU Post Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from LIU Post, about 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 LIU Post since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 LIU Post with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LIU Post Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 8 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from LIU Post, about 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from LIU Post with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	14
Economics	7
Sociology	4
General Social Sciences	3
International Relations & National Security	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Library Science
• 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 LIU Post.

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.