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2023 Most Popular Online Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges
$31,081 Avg Salary
$24,712 Avg Student Debt

Sociology is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 15,498 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online sociology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in sociology at National University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, sociology majors at National University accumulate an average of around $29,893 in student debt.

Full Sociology at National University Report

#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 90% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Sociology at Brandman University

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 650
Oregon 341
Nevada 120
Hawaii 96
Alaska 5

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Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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