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Sociology at California State University-Long Beach

If you are interested in studying Sociology, you may want to check out the program at California State University-Long Beach. Get started with the following essential facts.

California State University-Long Beach is located in Long Beach, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 315 sociology degrees were awarded at California State University-Long Beach.

Online & Distance Learning at California State University-Long Beach

Online coursework is an option at California State University-Long Beach. Among 42,003 students, 2,404 (6%) studied exclusively online and 20,273 (48%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Sociology Graduates from California State University-Long Beach

Graduates of California State University-Long Beach’s Sociology program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,491
2 years	$30,510
3 years	$37,307
4 years	$45,282
5 years	$53,402

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Sociology graduates from California State University-Long Beach earn a median of $45,282, compared with $62,831 for all California State University-Long Beach graduates — about 28% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Sociology graduates from California State University-Long Beach comes in at $12,831.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Sociology graduates at California State University-Long Beach, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Sociology graduates at California State University-Long Beach are 79% women (248) and 21% men (67).

Sociology Bachelor’s Program at California State University-Long Beach

Of the 315 bachelor’s sociology degrees awarded at California State University-Long Beach, 79% were women (248) and 21% were men (67).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at California State University-Long Beach.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	31
Hispanic / Latino	217
Black / African American	24
Asian	31
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	6

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of Sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at California State University-Long Beach, higher than the national average of 56%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Sociology Concentrations at California State University-Long Beach

This Sociology program at California State University-Long Beach offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Sociology	315

Top-Paying Careers for Sociology Graduates

Graduates of the Sociology program at California State University-Long Beach go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Sociology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Sociologists	$74,866
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$53,394
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$47,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.