General Studies at Wharton County Junior College

If you are interested in studying general studies, you may want to check out the program at Wharton County Junior College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and approximately 6,099 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Wharton County Junior College General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

Wharton County Junior College General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at Wharton County Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general studies majors at Wharton County Junior College.

Wharton County Junior College General Studies Associate’s Program

60% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at Wharton County Junior College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Wharton County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general studies graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wharton County Junior College with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	133
White	102
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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 Wharton County Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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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