General Social Sciences at California State University - Stanislaus

Every general 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 - Stanislaus stacks up to those at other schools.

Stan State is located in Turlock, California and approximately 11,163 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,507 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Stanislaus in 2021, 66 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.

Stan State General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Stan State General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Stan State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Stan State 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 Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from Stan State Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Stan State is $26,464. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Stan State

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

Stan State General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Stan State. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Stanislaus with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Stan State also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 - Stanislaus.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Intothewoods29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.