Social Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 321 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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #250 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo awarded 321 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	172
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 13 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, about 92% were men and 8% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	110
Political Science & Government	96
Sociology	83
Other Social Sciences	45

Related Majors

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

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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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 Daderot under License

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