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Social Sciences at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 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.

East Los Angeles College Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

East Los Angeles College Social Sciences Rankings

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

71% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 152
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 1,167
White 24
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 74

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Los Angeles College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 1,106
Sociology 180
Economics 109
Political Science & Government 56
Anthropology 18
Geography & Cartography 6

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 East Los Angeles 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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