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General Social Sciences at College of the Desert

General Social Sciences at College of the Desert

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what College of the Desert has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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 Desert General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

College of the Desert General 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 General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of the Desert. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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