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. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2021, 131 of them were social sciences majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at SCSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	185
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	306
	373

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from SCSU. This makes it the #307 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 131 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from SCSU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SCSU Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from SCSU. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better 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 master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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
• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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.