Sociology at California State University - Stanislaus

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 - 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. In 2021, 167 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Stan State.

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

Stan State Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Stan State Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology 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 sociology major at Stan State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sociology Schools	37
Best Value Sociology Schools	106
	415

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Stan State Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Stan State is $29,124. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at Stan State

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

Stan State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Stanislaus with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	114
White	19
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Related Majors

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

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 - Stanislaus.

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 Intothewoods29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.