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General Social Sciences at American River College

General Social Sciences at American River College

Every general social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

American River General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

American River General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at American River

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

American River General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

69% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 100
White 166
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 49

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Social Sciences 451

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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680

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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