Social Sciences at Sierra College

Every 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 Sierra College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and has a total student population of 17,503.

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.

Sierra College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Sierra College Social Sciences Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Sierra College

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

Sierra College Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in social sciences at Sierra College are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Sierra College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	84
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	277
White	541
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	95

Concentrations Within 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 Sierra College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	859
Economics	87
Sociology	47
Anthropology	26
Political Science & Government	21
Geography & Cartography	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 Sierra College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.