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Social Sciences at California State University - Sacramento

Social Sciences at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293.

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.

Sac State Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Sac State Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Sac State 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 104
Black or African American 78
Hispanic or Latino 324
White 163
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 72

Sac State Social Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Sac State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Sacramento. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 292
Economics 214
Political Science & Government 167
Anthropology 49
Geography & Cartography 37
General Social Sciences 27

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 - Sacramento.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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