Social Sciences at Hood College

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

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and approximately 2,042 students attend the school each year. Of the 266 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hood College in 2021, 28 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

Hood Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Hood Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 social sciences major at Hood 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
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	722

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Hood

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

Hood Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Hood, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Hood 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 Hood College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hood 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 Hood College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hood College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	15
Sociology	8
Economics	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920

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 Andrew.Belair under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.