The 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 Massachusetts Bay Community 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MassBay Community College paid an average of $230 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $24 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $576 | $5,520 |
Fees | $4,800 | $4,800 |
Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social sciences associate degree program at MassBay Community College. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MassBay Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the social sciences students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in social sciences at MassBay Community College in 2019-2020, 41.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 24 |
*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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