Social Sciences is a program of study at Hamilton College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for social sciences majors, Hamilton came in at #40. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #6 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Hamilton.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Hamilton paid an average of $7,241 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $57,930 | $57,930 |
Fees | $580 | $580 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,860 | $14,860 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $500 | $500 |
Learn more about Hamilton tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Hamilton social sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Hamilton Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.1% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.8% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Hamilton in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 132 |
International Students | 18 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 5 |
Archeology | 2 |
Economics | 102 |
International Relations & National Security | 27 |
Political Science & Government | 38 |
*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.