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 East Los Angeles College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in social sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at East Los Angeles College paid an average of $328 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,196 | $8,528 |
| Fees | $42 | $42 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Social Sciences students who received their associate degree at East Los Angeles College took out an average of $6,750 in student loans. That is 51% lower than the national average of $13,873.
Online degrees for the East Los Angeles College 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 East Los Angeles College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 73.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.4%.
Around 91.0% of social sciences associate degree recipients at East Los Angeles College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 67 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 637 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 47 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 798 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 19 |
| Economics | 54 |
| Geography & Cartography | 7 |
| Political Science & Government | 38 |
| Sociology | 159 |
*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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