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Sociology at San Jose State University

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Sociology at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 212 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from San Jose State.

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 Jose State Sociology Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at San Jose State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at San Jose State 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
34
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
Most Focused Sociology Schools 285

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in sociology from San Jose State. This makes it the #163 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $41,623. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Sociology Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 212 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from San Jose State. About 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 35
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 116
White 25
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

San Jose State Sociology Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in sociology from San Jose State. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in sociology.

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

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

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 Jose 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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