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Social Sciences at Butte College

Social Sciences at Butte College

Every 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 Butte College stacks up to those at other schools.

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

65% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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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.

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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

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.

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