General Social Sciences at California State University - Monterey Bay

Every general 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 - Monterey Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUMB is located in Seaside, California and approximately 7,409 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 87 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUMB.

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

CSUMB General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

CSUMB General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at CSUMB 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 CSUMB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	56
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	65
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
	81
Best General Social Sciences Schools	94

Earnings of CSUMB Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUMB is $31,594. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CSUMB

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

CSUMB General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from CSUMB. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUMB since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Monterey Bay with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

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 - Monterey Bay.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

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 DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

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