Social Sciences at Bucks County Community College

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

Bucks County Community College is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,988 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.

Bucks County Community College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Bucks County Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Bucks County Community College offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Bucks County Community College Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Bucks County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Bucks County Community College.

Bucks County Community College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at Bucks County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

Bucks County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Bucks County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	11

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 PA, the home state for Bucks County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.