Social Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if California University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,885 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 79 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal U.

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.

Cal U Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cal U offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Cal U 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 Cal U 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
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	204
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	301

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Cal U. This makes it the #373 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Cal U. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cal U Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at Cal U awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Cal U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Cal U, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at California University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	58
Criminology	23
Geography & Cartography	7
Political Science & Government	7
Economics	6
Anthropology	4

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• Education

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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.