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General Social Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

General Social Sciences at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 students attend the school each year.

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.

Virginia Western Community College General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences

Virginia Western Community College General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College General Social Sciences Associate’s Program

72% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in social sciences at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 66% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Virginia Western Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 64

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 Virginia Western 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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