Social Sciences at California State University - Fullerton

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Fullerton. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051.

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 Fullerton Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cal State Fullerton

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Cal State Fullerton does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Cal State Fullerton Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Cal State Fullerton 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	395
White	100
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Cal State Fullerton Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Cal State Fullerton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Fullerton. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	395
Political Science & Government	131
Economics	80
Anthropology	48
Geography & Cartography	39

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 - Fullerton.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.