Social Sciences at North Carolina State University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at North Carolina State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 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.

NC State Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NC State offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

NC State Social Sciences Rankings

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at NC State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at North Carolina State University.

NC State Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 58 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from NC State in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography	54
Economics	42
International Relations & National Security	23
Sociology	13
Anthropology	5

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Urban and Regional Planners	1,420	$66,650

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 Haruhide000 under License

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