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Social Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

Social Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at California State University - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUSM Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at CSUSM 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 CSUSM

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

CSUSM Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 431
White 166
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 55

CSUSM Social Sciences Master’s Program

69% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - San Marcos 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 10
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Marcos. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 276
Political Science & Government 85
Economics 54
General Social Sciences 30
Anthropology 19

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 Marcos.

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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