Sociology at California State University - Sacramento

If you plan to study sociology, 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 approximately 32,293 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.

Sac State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Sac State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Sac State 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 Sac State

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

Sac State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	151
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Sac State Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Sac State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at California State University - Sacramento. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Sacramento. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	292

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.