General Social Sciences at College of San Mateo

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if College of San Mateo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

CSM is located in San Mateo, California and approximately 7,494 students attend the school each year.

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

CSM General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at CSM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSM does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

CSM General Social Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 30% men each year. The program at CSM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	28
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics

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 College of San Mateo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

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.