The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at California State University - Channel Islands. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in sociology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
Fees | $1,075 | $1,075 |
Books and Supplies | $1,118 | $1,118 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,300 | $16,300 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,722 | $3,722 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Sociology students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSUCI took out an average of $15,469 in student loans. That is 34% lower than the national average of $23,500.
The median early career salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSUCI is $34,814 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $29,664.
CSUCI does not offer an online option for its sociology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUCI Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in sociology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 79.8% of the sociology bachelor’s degrees at CSUCI in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 95 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sociology | 124 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 20 |
Economics | 8 |
Political Science & Government | 40 |
*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.
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