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Social Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh

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Social Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and has a total student population of 5,109. In 2021, 51 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 Plattsburgh Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SUNY Plattsburgh Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at SUNY Plattsburgh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Plattsburgh 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 Popular Social Sciences Schools 686

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Plattsburgh since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 28
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Plattsburgh. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 15
Sociology 14
Economics 13
Anthropology 9

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 Plattsburgh.

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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