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Social Sciences at SUNY Old Westbury

Social Sciences at SUNY Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a total student population of 5,007.

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 Old Westbury Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SUNY Old Westbury Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at SUNY Old Westbury 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 Old Westbury

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

SUNY Old Westbury Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 SUNY Old Westbury with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 42
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 Old Westbury. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 58
Sociology 44

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 Old Westbury.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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