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General Social Sciences at College of San Mateo

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Social Sciences, consider the program at College of San Mateo. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of San Mateo is in San Mateo, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 153 general social sciences degrees were granted at College of San Mateo.

Online Class Availability at College of San Mateo

Online coursework is an option at College of San Mateo. Of 9,901 students, 3,956 (40%) studied exclusively online and 3,133 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Social Sciences Graduates from College of San Mateo

Those who finish College of San Mateo’s General Social Sciences program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$45,916
5 years	$47,134

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, General Social Sciences graduates from College of San Mateo take home a median $45,916, compared with $55,228 for all College of San Mateo graduates — about 17% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Social Sciences graduates at College of San Mateo, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, General Social Sciences graduates at College of San Mateo are 55% women (84) and 45% men (69).

General Social Sciences Associate’s Program at College of San Mateo

Of the 153 associate’s general social sciences graduates at College of San Mateo, 55% were women (84) and 45% were men (69).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Social Sciences associate’s degree recipients at College of San Mateo.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	34
Hispanic / Latino	53
Black / African American	14
Asian	24
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	12
Two or More Races	11
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of General Social Sciences associate’s degree recipients at College of San Mateo, above the national average of 65%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Social Sciences Concentrations at College of San Mateo

This General Social Sciences program at College of San Mateo breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Social Sciences	153

Highest-Paying Careers for General Social Sciences Graduates

Those who complete General Social Sciences program at College of San Mateo work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Social Sciences majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Statisticians	$130,349
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Biostatisticians	$121,594
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Survey Researchers	$108,538
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$83,105

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.