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Sociology at SUNY New Paltz

Sociology at SUNY New Paltz

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what SUNY New Paltz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year.

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

SUNY New Paltz Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

SUNY New Paltz Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Sociology Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 SUNY New Paltz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 117

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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