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Social Sciences at Hunter College

545 Bachelor's Degrees
87 Master's Degrees
#200 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how Hunter ranks in comparison to other schools with social sciences programs.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at Hunter

Hunter Social Sciences Rankings

The bachelor's program at Hunter was ranked #200 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #17 in New York.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 4
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 13
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 15
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences 18
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 28
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 33
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 40
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 43
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 51
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Social Sciences 53
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 56
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 60
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 62
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 82
Best Social Sciences Graduate Degree Schools 99
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 109
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 132
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates 175
Best Social Sciences Schools 200
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 205
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 216
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 219
Best Social Sciences Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 228
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans 348
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 350

Popularity of Social Sciences at Hunter

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Hunter College handed out 545 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is a decrease of 4% over the previous year when 565 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Hunter. This makes it the #38 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Diversity 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 Bachelor’s Program

Of the 545 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in social sciences from Hunter in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 93
Black or African American 68
Hispanic or Latino 214
White 125
Non-Resident Aliens 30
Other Races 15

Hunter Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Hunter. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 60% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a master's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 52
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 0

Social Sciences Majors

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Sociology 248
Economics 123
Political Science & Government 105
Urban Studies 90
Anthropology 41
Geography & Cartography 26
Archeology 6

Related Major Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature 235
Communication & Journalism 164
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 81
History 65
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 44

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