General Social Sciences at Reading Area Community 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 Reading Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

RACC General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at RACC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

RACC does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

RACC General Social Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 30% men each year. The program at RACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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.

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

Related Majors

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
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710
Social Sciences Professors	590	$95,490

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.