Humanities at Dutchess Community College

Every humanities school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the humanities program at Dutchess Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

DCC Humanities Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Humanities

DCC Humanities Rankings

Humanities Student Demographics at DCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the humanities majors at Dutchess Community College.

DCC Humanities Associate’s Program

62% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of humanities associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in humanities only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at DCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in humanities at DCC are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dutchess Community College with a associate's in humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in humanities 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 Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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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