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General Social Sciences at Great Basin College

If you plan to study General Social Sciences, you may want to check out the program at Great Basin College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Great Basin College is located in Elko, NV.

During the most recent reporting year, 17 general social sciences degrees were granted at Great Basin College.

Online Class Availability at Great Basin College

Online coursework is an option at Great Basin College. Among 3,320 students, 3,039 (92%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 223 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for General Social Sciences graduates at Great Basin College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Social Sciences graduates at Great Basin College are 71% women (12) and 29% men (5).

General Social Sciences Associate’s Program at Great Basin College

Among the 6 associate’s general social sciences degrees awarded at Great Basin College, 83% were women (5) and 17% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Social Sciences associate’s degree recipients at Great Basin College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 17% of General Social Sciences associate’s degree recipients at Great Basin College, lower than the national average of 65%.*

General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program at Great Basin College

Of the 11 bachelor’s general social sciences degrees awarded at Great Basin College, 64% were women (7) and 36% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Social Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Great Basin College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 18% of General Social Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Great Basin College, lower than the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Social Sciences Concentrations at Great Basin College

The General Social Sciences program at Great Basin College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Social Sciences	17

Highest-Paying Careers for General Social Sciences Graduates

Students who finish General Social Sciences program at Great Basin College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for General Social Sciences majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Statisticians	$130,349
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Biostatisticians	$121,594
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Survey Researchers	$108,538
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$83,105

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.