by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Social Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Social Sciences is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at American River College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The median early career salary of social sciences students who receive their associate degree from American River is $23,579 per year. That is 2% lower than the national average of $24,100.
Online degrees for the American River social sciences associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the American River Online Learning page.
About 63.4% of the students who received their Associate in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in social sciences at American River in 2019-2020, 57.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 57 |
| Black or African American | 76 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 |
| White | 234 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 62 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 601 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 21 |
| Economics | 26 |
| Geography & Cartography | 19 |
| International Relations & National Security | 2 |
| Political Science & Government | 27 |
*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.
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