by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Cornell University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in social sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Online degrees for the Cornell social sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 37.1% of the students who received their Doctorate in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.4%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in social sciences at Cornell in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 3 |
| Economics | 20 |
| Political Science & Government | 3 |
| Sociology | 8 |
| Other Social Sciences | 1 |
*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.
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