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General Social Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

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General Social Sciences at California State University - San Marcos

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what California State University - San Marcos has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 30 of them were general social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

CSUSM General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

CSUSM General 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 General 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
58
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
74

Earnings of CSUSM Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $33,589. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from CSUSM in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 11
International Students 1
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.

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
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860
Social Scientists 4,950 $78,970
Social Sciences Professors 2,760 $147,680

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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