Demography & Population Studies at Princeton University

What traits are you looking for in a population studies school? To help you decide if Princeton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's population studies program.

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and approximately 7,853 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Demography & Population Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton Demography & Population Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Population Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Population Studies

Princeton Demography & Population Studies Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in population studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Population Studies Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Demography & Population Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Demography & Population Studies from Princeton in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a population studies master's degree from Princeton, 100% 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 Princeton University with a master's in population studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Population Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in population studies 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
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Social Scientists	460	$88,350
Sociologists	40	$106,470

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.