Social Sciences at Butte College
Butte College is located in Oroville, California and approximately 9,335 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.
Butte College Social Sciences Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences
Online Classes Are Available at Butte 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? Butte College offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:
- Associate’s Degree
Butte College Social Sciences Rankings
Social Sciences Student Demographics at Butte College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Butte College.
Butte College Social Sciences Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in social sciences at Butte College are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Butte College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butte College with a associate's in social sciences.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 93 |
White | 180 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 37 |
Concentrations Within Social Sciences
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 Butte College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Social Sciences | 372 |
Anthropology | 13 |
Sociology | 13 |
Economics | 7 |
Political Science & Government | 7 |
Related Majors
- Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
- Foreign Languages & Linguistics
- History
- Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
- Communication & Journalism
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 Butte College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
High School Teachers | 112,960 | $80,510 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 98,590 | $78,090 |
Managers | 66,300 | $143,350 |
Urban and Regional Planners | 7,950 | $93,790 |
Statisticians | 5,650 | $99,860 |
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.