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Social Sciences at California State University - Long Beach

Social Sciences at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSULB Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSULB Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at CSULB 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 CSULB

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

CSULB Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 71
Black or African American 37
Hispanic or Latino 415
White 102
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 50

CSULB Social Sciences Master’s Program

37% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 12
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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 - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 308
Political Science & Government 200
Anthropology 88
Economics 84
Geography & Cartography 81
Urban Studies 3

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 - Long Beach.

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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