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Social Sciences at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 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.

College of the Desert Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

College of the Desert Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Social Sciences Associate’s Program

60% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 40% 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 Desert with a associate's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 66
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 55
Political Science & Government 19
Anthropology 10
Economics 6
General Social Sciences 1
Geography & Cartography 1

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 Desert.

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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