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Social Sciences at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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.

Hunter Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Hunter Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Social Sciences Master’s Program

49% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Hunter, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 52
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies 68
Geography & Cartography 14
Economics 7
Anthropology 3
Sociology 2

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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 63,520 $77,230
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Social Science Research Assistants 6,290 $49,000
Social Sciences Professors 2,570 $101,250

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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