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. In 2021, 760 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Sac State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Sac State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	303

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Sac State. This makes it the #161 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 760 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	139
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	281
White	166
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	91

Sac State Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from Sac State. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Sac State 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

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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 - 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.