Sociology at California State University - Bakersfield

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at California State University - Bakersfield stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 11,745 students attend the school each year.

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

CSUB Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

CSUB Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at CSUB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at CSUB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at California State University - Bakersfield.

CSUB Sociology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at California State University - Bakersfield. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Bakersfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	147

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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 State University - Bakersfield.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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
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