Social Sciences at Harrisburg Area Community 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 Harrisburg Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 15,376.

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.

HACC Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at HACC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? HACC offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

HACC 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 HACC

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

HACC Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in social sciences at HACC are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	44
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harrisburg Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	59
Political Science & Government	6
Geography & Cartography	2
International Relations & National Security	2

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

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.