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Social Sciences at Syracuse University

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 Syracuse University stacks up to those at other schools.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 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.

Syracuse Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Social Sciences Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #63 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Social Sciences Master’s Program

54% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from Syracuse. About 54% of these graduates were women and the other 46% were men.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 50
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security 95
Political Science & Government 18
Economics 12
Sociology 6
Anthropology 6
Geography & Cartography 4
General Social Sciences 1

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 Syracuse University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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