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Social Sciences at SUNY Potsdam

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Social Sciences at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and has a total student population of 3,084. In 2021, 55 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Potsdam.

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 Potsdam Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SUNY Potsdam Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at SUNY Potsdam 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 SUNY Potsdam 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
255
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 347
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 522
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 655

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Potsdam. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 21
Anthropology 14
Archeology 11
Political Science & Government 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 Potsdam.

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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