Social Sciences at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and approximately 18,148 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.

Binghamton University Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Binghamton University Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Binghamton University 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.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Binghamton University since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Binghamton University 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 Binghamton University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	286
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Binghamton University Social Sciences Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Binghamton University, 53% 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 Binghamton University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Binghamton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	386
Political Science & Government	149
Anthropology	76
Sociology	70
Geography & Cartography	60
International Relations & National Security	3
General Social Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 NY, the home state for Binghamton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250

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 Claire H under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.