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General Social Sciences at Laney College

General Social Sciences at Laney College

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Laney College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 9,225.

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.

Laney College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Laney College General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Laney College

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

Laney College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

58% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Laney College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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Laney College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Concentrations Within General 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Laney College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 123

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 Laney 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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