Social Sciences at Mercy College

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

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 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.

Mercy Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Mercy

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mercy does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Mercy Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Mercy 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 Mercy

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

Mercy Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 Mercy College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Mercy College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercy College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	127
Sociology	6

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 Mercy 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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.