General Social Sciences at De Anza College

Every general social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at De Anza College stacks up to those at other schools.

De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and approximately 18,649 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.

De Anza College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

De Anza College 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 De Anza College

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

De Anza College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

De Anza College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	124
White	39
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Sociology

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 De Anza College.

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.