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Social Sciences at Hunter College

Social Sciences at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052.

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.

Hunter Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Hunter Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Hunter is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 107
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 152
White 122
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Hunter Social Sciences Master’s Program

57% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Hunter, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 59
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Hunter College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 248
Economics 123
Political Science & Government 105
Urban Studies 90
Anthropology 41
Geography & Cartography 26
Archeology 6

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 Hunter College.

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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