Social Sciences at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. In 2021, 31 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Empire.

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 Empire Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Empire offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at SUNY Empire 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 Empire 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 Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	46
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	52
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	61
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	117
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,011

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from SUNY Empire. This makes it the #149 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

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

SUNY Empire Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at SUNY Empire may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

SUNY Empire does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a associate's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Empire Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from SUNY Empire in 2021, 48% were men and 52% 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 Empire since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SUNY Empire Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at SUNY Empire awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from SUNY Empire, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Empire 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Empire State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	35
Other Social Sciences	33

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 Empire State College.

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.