Social Sciences at Niagara University

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

Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and has a total student population of 3,544.

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.

Niagara Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Niagara Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Niagara 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 Niagara

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

Niagara Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Niagara 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 Niagara University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Niagara Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Niagara, 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 Niagara University with a master's in social sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Niagara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	12
International Relations & National Security	5
Sociology	2

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• History

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 Niagara University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250

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 banderas under License

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