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General Social Sciences at Palomar College

General Social Sciences at Palomar College

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

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 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.

Palomar College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Palomar College General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

56% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 33% men each year. The program at Palomar College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 118
White 95
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Palomar College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Palomar College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 401

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 Palomar 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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