General Social Sciences at The Graduate Center, CUNY

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

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Graduate Center General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

The Graduate Center General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in social sciences each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from The Graduate Center, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Urban Studies
• Economics

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 Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.