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. Of the 1,108 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Old Westbury in 2021, 156 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.

SUNY Old Westbury Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SUNY Old Westbury Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Old Westbury performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	59
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	84
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	139
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	184
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
Best Social Sciences Schools	295
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from SUNY Old Westbury. This is the #412 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 156 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from SUNY Old Westbury in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNY Old Westbury 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

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
Criminology	54
Sociology	44

Related Majors

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

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.