Social Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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.

SCSU Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

SCSU Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at SCSU 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 SCSU

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

SCSU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SCSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from SCSU, 67% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	79
Political Science & Government	36
Geography & Cartography	9
Economics	8
Anthropology	7

Related Majors

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

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Urban and Regional Planners	400	$79,500

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.