General Social Sciences at Union College New York

If you plan to study general 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 has a total student population of 2,047. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Union College.

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.

Union College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Union College General Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Union College 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best General Social Sciences Schools	40
	43
Most Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	163
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	235

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from Union College in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 60% 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.

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

Union College also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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
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 Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.