Social Sciences at The City College of New York

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at The City College of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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.

CCNY Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

CCNY Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CCNY

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

CCNY Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from CCNY. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	19
International Relations & National Security	4

Related Majors

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

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 The City College of 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.