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General Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

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General Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Southern New Hampshire University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. In 2021, 129 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from SNHU.

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.

SNHU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’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

SNHU General 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 General 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
87

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from SNHU Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SNHU is $33,311. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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About 52% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 67
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

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

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
Managers 950 $123,580
Statisticians 90 $75,880
Social Science Research Assistants 60 $53,410
Social Sciences Professors 60 $57,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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