Social Sciences

As a wife and working mom, SNHU's online psychology program was the right fit for Regina Dacruz Reis '24. Now, she's ready to pursue her master's degree — and she hopes to share the confidence she's gained in her program with those around her.

You want to use your career to make a difference and keep communities safe, but you’re not looking to become a police officer. Good news: there are lots of roles for someone like you. Your law enforcement career could involve working as a dispatcher, forensic analyst, crime analyst and more.

Political science is a field within the social sciences that uses scientific methodologies and aims to analyze and predict critical issues that affect our lives every day, including globalization, terrorism, climate change, civil rights and diplomacy.

Industrial-organizational psychology is the application of psychological concepts and practices to a company or organization and its workforce. That means industrial-organizational psychologists help companies by improving hiring and promotion strategies, training and development and much more.