Sociology at SUNY New Paltz
SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 117 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY New Paltz.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.
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SUNY New Paltz Sociology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
SUNY New Paltz Sociology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY New Paltz performed in these rankings.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 38 |
378 | |
Best Sociology Schools | 418 |
How Much Do Sociology Graduates from SUNY New Paltz Make?
The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY New Paltz is $29,889. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
SUNY New Paltz also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Anthropology
- Economics
- Geography & Cartography
- International Relations & National Security
- Political Science & Government
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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