Social Sciences at New Jersey City University

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

NJCU is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,550 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,274 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Jersey City University in 2021, 66 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.

NJCU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

NJCU Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at NJCU 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
	336

Social Sciences Student Demographics at NJCU

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

NJCU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from NJCU in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Jersey City University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NJCU 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at New Jersey City University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Jersey City University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	53
Political Science & Government	10
Economics	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• 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 New Jersey City 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 Stepanstas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.