General Social Sciences at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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.

NYU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

NYU General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at NYU 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NYU General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences master'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 York University with a master's in social sciences.

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

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	61

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences

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 New York University.

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 Cincin12 under License

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