Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Southern New Hampshire University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 15,591 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021, 329 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.

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	17
	99
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	125
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
	297
	342
	404

In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from SNHU. This makes it the #59 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 329 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SNHU. About 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	179
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

SNHU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 62 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SNHU, about 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. SNHU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from SNHU, 68% 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	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SNHU 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 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
• Education
• 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 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.