Social Sciences at The College of New Jersey

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

TCNJ is located in Ewing, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,783. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from TCNJ.

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.

TCNJ Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

TCNJ Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how TCNJ performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at TCNJ 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 Focused Social Sciences Schools	675

Social Sciences Student Demographics at TCNJ

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at The College of New Jersey.

TCNJ Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from TCNJ. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at TCNJ 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 The College of New Jersey with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

TCNJ 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 The College of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security	34
Political Science & Government	29
Economics	19
Sociology	16

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 NJ, the home state for The College of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.