Sociology at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year.

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

Cal State LA Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Cal State LA Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Cal State LA 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	327
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Cal State LA Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology 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 - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	402

Related Majors

• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

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