Sociology at San Diego Mesa College

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what San Diego Mesa College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 20,693.

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

San Diego Mesa College Sociology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Sociology

San Diego Mesa College Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at San Diego Mesa College.

San Diego Mesa College Sociology Associate’s Program

57% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sociology associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in sociology only graduates about 25% men each year. The program at San Diego Mesa College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in sociology graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego Mesa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	44

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 San Diego Mesa College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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