General Social Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northern Virginia Community College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Virginia Community College

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.

Northern Virginia Community College does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Northern Virginia Community College General 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 Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	77
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	177
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Social Science Research Assistants	970	$50,950

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.