Social Work at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 622 students received their master's degree in social work.

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

Hunter Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Hunter Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 622 social work majors earned their master's degree from Hunter. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	165
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	224
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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 Hunter College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.