Social Sciences at Foothill College

Every 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 Foothill College stacks up to those at other schools.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and has a total student population of 14,605.

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.

Foothill College Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Foothill College Social Sciences Rankings

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	71
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Foothill College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Foothill College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	69
Sociology	62
Economics	38
Political Science & Government	27
Anthropology	17
Geography & Cartography	11

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Foothill 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.