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Behavioral Science at American River College

Behavioral Science at American River College

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

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

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

American River Behavioral Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Behavioral Science

American River Behavioral Science Rankings

Behavioral Science Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the behavioral science majors at American River College.

American River Behavioral Science Associate’s Program

83% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of behavioral science associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in behavioral science graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in behavioral science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Behavioral Science

The following behavioral science concentations are available at American River College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Behavioral Sciences 24

Careers That Behavioral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Community and Social Service Specialists 13,290 $49,830
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860
Life Scientists 1,610 $108,880

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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