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General Social Sciences at East Los Angeles College

General Social Sciences at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and has a total student population of 33,397.

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.

East Los Angeles College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

East Los Angeles College General Social Sciences Rankings

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 General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

70% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 70% 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 42% 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 61
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 815
White 3
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 1,106

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
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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