Social Sciences at New England College

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

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and approximately 4,483 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.

NEC Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

NEC Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at NEC 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 NEC

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

NEC Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a associate's in social sciences.

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

NEC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at NEC since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 New England College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NEC Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 95% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 5% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. NEC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 51% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from NEC, 79% 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 New England College with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 New England College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security	39
General Social Sciences	3
Political Science & Government	1
Sociology	1

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

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 NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,140	$68,010
Managers	950	$123,580
Urban and Regional Planners	250	$62,430
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	120	$53,990

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 WikiReminder77 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.