Social Sciences at Azusa Pacific University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Azusa Pacific University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,501 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific University in 2021, 49 of them were social sciences majors.

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

Azusa Pacific Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Azusa Pacific Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Azusa Pacific performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Azusa Pacific is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	65
	389
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	540

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Azusa Pacific. This makes it the #66 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Azusa Pacific

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Azusa Pacific University.

Azusa Pacific Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Azusa Pacific in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Azusa Pacific Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 58 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Azusa Pacific, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Azusa Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Azusa Pacific also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Azusa Pacific University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Social Sciences	58
Criminology	21
Sociology	13
Political Science & Government	10
International Relations & National Security	4
General Social Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Azusa Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lance Cpl. Norman Eckles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.