Social Sciences at Princeton University

Every 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 Princeton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853.

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.

Princeton Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Princeton Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Princeton 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.

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Princeton since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Princeton University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	102
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Princeton Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	140
Political Science & Government	108
Sociology	49
Anthropology	48
Demography & Population Studies	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 Princeton 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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.