Social Sciences at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and has a total student population of 20,573.

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.

College of the Canyons Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

College of the Canyons 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 College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 28% 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 the Canyons with a associate's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	91
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	398
White	222
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Canyons. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	600
Sociology	118
Political Science & Government	36
Economics	33
Anthropology	6
Geography & Cartography	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 the Canyons.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.