Sociology at California State University - Northridge

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 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.

CSUN Sociology Degrees Available

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

CSUN Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at CSUN 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 CSUN

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

CSUN Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	292
White	60
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CSUN Sociology Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at California State University - Northridge. 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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.