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General Social Sciences at San Diego State University

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General Social Sciences at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SDSU.

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.

SDSU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SDSU General Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at SDSU 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 Schools 204

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $26,805. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Social Sciences Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SDSU. About 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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

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 San Diego State University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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