Social Sciences at California State University - San Bernardino

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at California State University - San Bernardino. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and approximately 19,689 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 384 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from CSUSB.

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.

CSUSB Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUSB Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at CSUSB 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
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	136
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	180

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CSUSB. This makes it the #282 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CSUSB

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

CSUSB Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 384 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from CSUSB. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 - San Bernardino with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	271
White	43
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

CSUSB Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from CSUSB. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. CSUSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUSB 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - San Bernardino. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	259
Political Science & Government	56
Economics	26
General Social Sciences	21
Anthropology	20
International Relations & National Security	7
Geography & Cartography	5

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 - San Bernardino.

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 John Hilliard under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.