General Social Sciences at SUNY Empire State College

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if SUNY Empire State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Empire General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

SUNY Empire General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at SUNY Empire is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 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 General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Empire General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Empire since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SUNY Empire 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 Empire State College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences

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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250
Social Scientists	2,410	$84,940

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

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