Social Sciences at Diablo Valley College

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

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and has a total student population of 18,693.

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.

Diablo Valley Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Social Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Diablo Valley

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Diablo Valley does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Diablo Valley 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 Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	64
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Diablo Valley College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Diablo Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	98
Sociology	71
Political Science & Government	47
Anthropology	15
Geography & Cartography	5

Related Majors

• Education
• Library Science
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 Diablo Valley College.

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.