Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University
SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year.
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.
SNHU Social Sciences Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
- Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
Online Classes Are Available at SNHU
Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SNHU offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
SNHU Social Sciences Rankings
The social sciences major at SNHU 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 SNHU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Southern New Hampshire University.
SNHU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in social sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 53 |
Hispanic or Latino | 49 |
White | 220 |
International Students | 73 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 56 |
SNHU Social Sciences Master’s Program
Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from SNHU, 60% 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 New Hampshire University with a master's in social sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 25 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Social Sciences | 129 |
Political Science & Government | 104 |
Economics | 83 |
Anthropology | 75 |
International Relations & National Security | 22 |
Related Majors
- History
- Communication & Journalism
- English Language & Literature
- Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.
Occupation | Jobs in NH | Average Salary in NH |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 5,130 | $61,510 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 2,140 | $68,010 |
Managers | 950 | $123,580 |
Urban and Regional Planners | 250 | $62,430 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | 120 | $53,990 |
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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.