Social Sciences at Pasadena City College

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

Pasadena City College is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 25,034 students attend the school each year.

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

Pasadena City College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Pasadena City College Social Sciences Rankings

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at Pasadena City College

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

Pasadena City College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at Pasadena City College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Pasadena City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	230
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	201
White	55
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Pasadena City College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pasadena City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	328
Sociology	139
Political Science & Government	47
Geography & Cartography	21
Anthropology	17

Related Majors

• Library Science
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education

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 Pasadena City College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.