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Social Sciences at Arizona Western College

Social Sciences at Arizona Western College

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Arizona Western College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and approximately 6,487 students attend the school each year.

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

AWC Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

AWC Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at AWC

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

AWC Social Sciences Associate’s Program

81% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 71
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Arizona Western College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 59
Political Science & Government 4

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 AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
High School Teachers 17,200 $48,610
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 12,700 $62,930
Managers 8,520 $101,630
Social Science Research Assistants 2,010 $54,960
Statisticians 1,080 $80,330

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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