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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California

2 Colleges
$24,376 Avg Salary
$10,097 Avg Student Debt

General Social Sciences is the #13 most popular major in California with 9,314 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Merced College

Merced, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Merced College the most popular online school in California for general social sciences students working on their associate degree. Merced Community College District is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Merced.

About 75% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

On average, social sciences graduates from Merced Community College District take out $11,013 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Merced College

#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full General Social Sciences at College of San Mateo Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 518
Oregon 614
Nevada 32
Hawaii 134
Alaska 21

More General Social Sciences Rankings in California

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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