General Social Sciences at Plymouth State University

Every general social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Plymouth State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 4,491. Of the 738 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State University in 2021, 7 of them were general social sciences majors.

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.

Plymouth State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Plymouth State General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Plymouth State 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 Plymouth State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	207

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Plymouth State

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

Plymouth State General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Plymouth State awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Plymouth State since its program graduates 70% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Plymouth State 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 Plymouth State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Plymouth State also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government

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 Plymouth State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Managers	950	$123,580
Statisticians	90	$75,880
Social Science Research Assistants	60	$53,410
Social Sciences Professors	60	$57,090

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 User:Magicipiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.