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Sociology at Rio Hondo College

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Sociology at Rio Hondo College

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

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

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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

74% Women
96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in sociology only graduates about 25% men each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

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RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sociology graduates 36% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 87
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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.

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