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General Social Sciences at South Texas College

General Social Sciences at South Texas College

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

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.

South Texas College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

South Texas College General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

South Texas College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

83% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas 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 11
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 15

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Social Scientists 1,970 $80,430
Statisticians 1,860 $84,940
Social Science Research Assistants 1,480 $49,230

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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