Sociology at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069. In 2021, 308 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from CSULB.

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

CSULB Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

CSULB Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how CSULB performed in these rankings.

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 sociology major at CSULB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
Most Focused Sociology Schools	180

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sociology from CSULB. This is the #201 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $29,491. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at CSULB awarded 308 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	31
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

CSULB also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.