General Social Sciences at Mercy College
Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and approximately 9,547 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Mercy.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.
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Mercy General Social Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
Mercy General Social Sciences Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Mercy compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The social sciences major at Mercy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 14 |
| Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 16 |
| Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools | 45 |
| Best Value General Social Sciences Schools | 90 |
Earnings of Mercy Social Sciences Graduates
The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercy is $40,285. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.
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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 | 1 |
| Black or African American | 33 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Mercy also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 |
| Managers | 16,600 | $124,160 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | 6,290 | $49,000 |
| Social Sciences Professors | 2,570 | $101,250 |
| Social Scientists | 2,410 | $84,940 |
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.
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