Sociology at Los Angeles Pierce College

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Los Angeles Pierce College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pierce College is located in Woodland Hills, California and approximately 17,521 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Pierce College Sociology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Sociology

Pierce College Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at Pierce College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Los Angeles Pierce College.

Pierce College Sociology Associate’s Program

78% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Pierce College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sociology graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Angeles Pierce College with a associate's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology 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 Los Angeles Pierce College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	36

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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 Los Angeles Pierce College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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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