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Social Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University

Social Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Northeastern Illinois University Social Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 73% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 23
Sociology 23
Economics 19
Anthropology 5
Geography & Cartography 2
Other Social Sciences 1

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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Social Sciences Professors 1,250 $54,050

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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