Social Sciences at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 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.

Princeton Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Princeton Social Sciences Rankings

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Princeton. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	47
Political Science & Government	36
Sociology	19
Anthropology	9
Demography & Population Studies	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• History

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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.