Sociology at Hunter College

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Hunter College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Hunter Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Hunter Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Hunter is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	28
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Hunter Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Urban Studies
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

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