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General Social Sciences at Tidewater Community College

General Social Sciences at Tidewater Community College

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

Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

Tidewater Community College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Tidewater Community College General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Tidewater Community College

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

Tidewater Community College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

73% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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Tidewater Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 78
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Concentrations Within General 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tidewater Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 354

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 VA, the home state for Tidewater Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Social Scientists 4,050 $110,090
Statisticians 1,180 $87,700
Social Science Research Assistants 970 $50,950

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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