Social Sciences at Trinity College

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

Trinity Bantams is located in Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,241. In 2021, 197 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Trinity Bantams.

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.

Trinity Bantams Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Trinity Bantams Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Trinity Bantams 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	204
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	274
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	439

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from Trinity Bantams. This is the #412 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Trinity Bantams

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

Trinity Bantams Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Trinity Bantams. About 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Trinity Bantams since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Trinity Bantams 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 Trinity College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	120
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Trinity Bantams 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Trinity College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	77
Political Science & Government	74
Urban Studies	17
Anthropology	15
Sociology	14

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

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 CT, the home state for Trinity College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Urban and Regional Planners	400	$79,500

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 Jasonm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.