Social Sciences at Marist College

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Marist College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Marist.

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.

Marist Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Marist Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Marist 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
	114
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	589

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Marist in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Marist since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Marist 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 Marist College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	47
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Marist 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 Marist College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	44
Economics	23

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Psychology
• 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 Marist 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 Bpg00765 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.