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. In 2021, 286 sociology 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 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sociology Schools	12
Best Value Sociology Schools	92
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	114
Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	116

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Sac State. This makes it the #64 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $30,888. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 286 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Sac State. About 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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	43
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	149
White	32
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Sac State Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 6 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 25% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Sac State also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.