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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from SDSU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	90
	297
	301

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in sociology from SDSU. This makes it the #37 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $31,838. This is 4% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 133 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from SDSU in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	32
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

SDSU Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 8 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 75% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Criminology
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology

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.