General Social Sciences at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year.

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

Chico State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Chico State General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Chico State General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in social sciences each year. Chico State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

General 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 California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	74

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

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 State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.