by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at SUNY Empire State College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SUNY Empire was ranked #736 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #73 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Empire.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Empire was $708 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $560 | $560 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,528 | $1,528 |
Learn more about SUNY Empire tuition and fees.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social sciences bachelor’s degree program at SUNY Empire. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Empire Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 65.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at SUNY Empire in 2019-2020, 20.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 29 |
*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.
