Social Sciences at Monmouth University

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 Monmouth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and approximately 5,674 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,204 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Monmouth University in 2021, 50 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

Monmouth Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Monmouth Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	111
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	121
Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	137
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	199
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	510
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	625

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Monmouth. This makes it the #293 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Monmouth in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Monmouth 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 Monmouth University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	28
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Monmouth Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from Monmouth in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Monmouth, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Monmouth 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 Monmouth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	29
Anthropology	18
Sociology	12
Geography & Cartography	1

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 NJ, the home state for Monmouth University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090

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 Apc106 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.