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Social Sciences at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Vassar.

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.

Vassar Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Vassar Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Vassar compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Vassar 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
Best Social Sciences Schools 71
136
149
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 487

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Vassar. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Vassar 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 Vassar College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 87
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Vassar 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Vassar College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vassar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 47
Economics 41
Sociology 16
Urban Studies 15
International Relations & National Security 12
Anthropology 12
Geography & Cartography 9

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 Vassar College.

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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