General Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.RPI is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 7,501.
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.
RPI General Social Sciences Degrees Available
RPI General Social Sciences Rankings
Concentrations Within General 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Related Majors
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
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High School Teachers | 74,830 | $85,300 |
Managers | 16,600 | $124,160 |
Social Science Research Assistants | 6,290 | $49,000 |
Social Sciences Professors | 2,570 | $101,250 |
Social Scientists | 2,410 | $84,940 |
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 UpstateNYer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.