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General Social Sciences at Porterville College

General Social Sciences at Porterville College

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

Porterville College is located in Porterville, California and approximately 3,964 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.

Porterville College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Porterville College General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Porterville College

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

Porterville College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

74% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Porterville College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 112
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Porterville College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 122

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 Porterville 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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