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Behavioral Sciences at American River College

Behavioral Sciences at American River College

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

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

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

American River Behavioral Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences

American River Behavioral Sciences Rankings

Behavioral Sciences Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Behavioral Sciences Associate’s Program

83% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of behavioral sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences.

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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

Careers That Behavioral Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral 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 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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