Social Sciences at California State University - East Bay

Every 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 - East Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,189 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - East Bay in 2021, 360 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 State East Bay Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Cal State East Bay 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 State East Bay 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	65
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	249
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345

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

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 360 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Cal State East Bay. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	49
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Cal State East Bay Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Cal State East Bay. Of these graduates, 62% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Cal State East Bay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal State East Bay 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	247
Political Science & Government	59
Economics	46
Anthropology	12
Geography & Cartography	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 California State University - East Bay.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.