Social Sciences at Hamilton College

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

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and has a total student population of 1,902. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Hamilton.

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.

Hamilton Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Hamilton Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Hamilton performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Hamilton 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Social Sciences Schools	49
	71
	78
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	315
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	398
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	448

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 167 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Hamilton in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Hamilton since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Hamilton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	94
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Hamilton also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Hamilton College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hamilton College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	75
Political Science & Government	36
International Relations & National Security	29
Sociology	17
Anthropology	8
Archeology	2

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology

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 Hamilton 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.