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Social Sciences at Union College New York

Social Sciences at Union College New York

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

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 2,047 students attend the school each year.

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.

Union College Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Union College Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Union College 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Union College

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

Union College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 82
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Union College New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 63
Economics 43
Sociology 15
Anthropology 13
General Social Sciences 5

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 Union College New York.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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