General Studies at Ocean County College

Every general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general studies program at Ocean County College stacks up to those at other schools.

OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and approximately 7,480 students attend the school each year.

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

OCC General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

OCC General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at OCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general studies majors at Ocean County College.

OCC General Studies Associate’s Program

55% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at OCC are white. Around 72% 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 Ocean County College with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	280
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

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Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Ocean County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Professors	2,670	$73,660

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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