Social Sciences at United States Military Academy

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if United States Military Academy is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and has a total student population of 4,536.

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.

West Point Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

West Point Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at West Point 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 West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% 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 West Point since its program graduates 37% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at West Point 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	139
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at United States Military Academy. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at United States Military Academy. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	59
Geography & Cartography	55
International Relations & National Security	46
Sociology	37
Political Science & Government	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 United States Military Academy.

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 Ahodges7 under License

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