by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at California State University - Northridge. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at CSUN was ranked #354 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #43 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for CSUN.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,275 | $1,275 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,486 | $1,486 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,662 | $11,662 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about CSUN tuition and fees.
CSUN does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUN Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.9% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.8% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at CSUN in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 44 |
| Black or African American | 48 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 546 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 200 |
| International Students | 53 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 60 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 64 |
| Economics | 118 |
| Geography & Cartography | 33 |
| Political Science & Government | 185 |
| Sociology | 531 |
*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.
