Social Sciences at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832.

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.

SUNY Cortland Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SUNY Cortland Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% 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 SUNY Cortland since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SUNY Cortland 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 SUNY Cortland with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	93
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Cortland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	39
Political Science & Government	30
Geography & Cartography	11
International Relations & National Security	11
Anthropology	7
Economics	4
Archeology	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Cortland.

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 Publicganda under License

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