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Social Sciences at California State University - Long Beach

711 Bachelor's Degrees
48 Master's Degrees
#129 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. Also, learn how CSULB ranks among other schools offering degrees in social sciences.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at CSULB

CSULB Social Sciences Rankings

The bachelor's program at CSULB was ranked #129 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #17 in California.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 26
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 28
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 29
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 33
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 35
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 44
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 44
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 45
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences 46
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 52
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 52
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Social Sciences 56
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 58
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 70
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 71
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 72
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 73
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 79
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 83
Best Social Sciences Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 86
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans 93
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 94
Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools 110
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 115
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 123
Best Social Sciences Schools 129
Best Social Sciences Graduate Degree Schools 130
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 252
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 505
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates 519

Popularity of Social Sciences at CSULB

During the 2020-2021 academic year, California State University - Long Beach handed out 711 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is an increase of 2% over the previous year when 697 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CSULB. This makes it the #81 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Diversity at CSULB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at California State University - Long Beach.

CSULB Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 711 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in social sciences from CSULB in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 68
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 413
White 104
Non-Resident Aliens 24
Other Races 73

CSULB Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Long Beach with a master's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 10
Non-Resident Aliens 4
Other Races 6

Social Sciences Majors

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Sociology 308
Political Science & Government 200
Anthropology 88
Economics 84
Geography & Cartography 81
Urban Studies 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 595
Communication & Journalism 550
English Language & Literature 298
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 293
History 164

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