Social Sciences at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,572 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Northridge in 2021, 914 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

CSUN Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUN Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at CSUN 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	311
	390
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CSUN. This makes it the #139 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	496
White	197
International Students	74
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

CSUN Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from CSUN. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	499
Political Science & Government	214
Economics	95
Anthropology	64
Geography & Cartography	45
Urban Studies	27

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.