Sociology at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Orange Coast College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 18,125 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.

Orange Coast College Sociology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Sociology

Orange Coast College Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Orange Coast College.

Orange Coast College Sociology Associate’s Program

71% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in sociology only graduates about 25% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sociology graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Orange Coast College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	62

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 Orange Coast 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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