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Social Sciences at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 359 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUDH.

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.

CSUDH Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUDH Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at CSUDH 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 119
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 133
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 287
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 319
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Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 436

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CSUDH. This makes it the #269 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at CSUDH awarded 359 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 232
White 17
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

CSUDH Social Sciences Master’s Program

73% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from CSUDH. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

CSUDH 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 State University - Dominguez Hills. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 301
Political Science & Government 45
Anthropology 17
Geography & Cartography 15

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 - Dominguez Hills.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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