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General Social Sciences at College of the Canyons

General Social Sciences at College of the Canyons

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at College of the Canyons. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Canyons General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Social Sciences

College of the Canyons General Social Sciences Rankings

General Social Sciences Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

66% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of general social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general social sciences only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general social sciences graduates 17% 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 general social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 72
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 253
White 122
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

Careers That General Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680
Social Science Research Assistants 2,380 $49,630

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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