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. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 722 of them were social sciences majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at CSUSM 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	99
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	205
Best Social Sciences Schools	261

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CSUSM. This makes it the #307 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 722 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from CSUSM in 2020-2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	394
White	165
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

CSUSM Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at CSUSM awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	276
Criminology	266
Political Science & Government	85
Economics	54
General Social Sciences	30
Anthropology	19

Related Majors

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

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.

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

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