Sociology at Rio Hondo College
RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.
RHCCD Sociology Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Sociology
RHCCD Sociology Rankings
Sociology Student Demographics at RHCCD
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Rio Hondo College.
RHCCD Sociology Associate’s Program
RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sociology graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Hondo College with a associate's in sociology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Sociology
The following sociology concentations are available at Rio Hondo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Sociology | 95 |
Related Majors
- Geography & Cartography
- Economics
- Anthropology
- Political Science & Government
- General Social Sciences
Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into
A degree in sociology 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 Rio Hondo College.
Occupation | Jobs in CA | Average Salary in CA |
---|---|---|
Managers | 66,300 | $143,350 |
Sociologists | 1,070 | $98,560 |
Sociology Professors | 970 | $103,600 |
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.