Sociology at San Diego State University

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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year.

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

SDSU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

SDSU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at SDSU 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	36
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

SDSU Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 25% better 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 master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	141

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.