Sociology at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367.

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

CSUSM Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

CSUSM Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at CSUSM 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	180
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

CSUSM Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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 sociology.

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 Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	276

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.