Social Sciences at Purchase College

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

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and approximately 3,685 students attend the school each year. Of the 876 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purchase College in 2021, 66 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.

Purchase College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Purchase College Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Purchase College 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 Purchase College 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 Focused Social Sciences Schools	420
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	472
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	592
	598
Best Social Sciences Schools	631

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Purchase College. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purchase College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purchase College 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Purchase College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purchase College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	26
Economics	23
Political Science & Government	12
Anthropology	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 Purchase College.

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 Rschaming under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.