General Social Sciences at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

NYU General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 New York University.

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.