Sociology at Hamilton College

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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 2021, 17 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Hamilton.

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

Hamilton Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Hamilton Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Hamilton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Hamilton 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	74
	78
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Most Focused Sociology Schools	171
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	430
Best Value Sociology Schools	447
Most Popular Sociology Schools	485

Sociology Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hamilton, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 Hamilton 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 Lvklock under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.