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Social Sciences at Reading Area Community College

Social Sciences at Reading Area Community College

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

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,924.

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.

RACC Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at RACC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? RACC offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

RACC Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Social Sciences Associate’s Program

50% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at RACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Reading Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 8

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 PA, the home state for Reading Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26,750 $68,630
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Statisticians 3,710 $85,180
Social Science Research Assistants 1,480 $43,710

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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