Social Sciences at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 608 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Syracuse.

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.

Syracuse Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
	62

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Syracuse. This makes it the #32 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 608 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Syracuse in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	276
International Students	132
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Syracuse Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Syracuse. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	50
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Syracuse University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	259
Political Science & Government	198
International Relations & National Security	193
Sociology	57
Anthropology	22
Geography & Cartography	20
General Social Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• 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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.