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2023 Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 269 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Colleges.

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 77% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in sociology at UCLA, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 53% of the sociology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 62% of the sociology majors at the school.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in sociology at CSUDH, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in sociology at UC Davis, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in sociology at UC Irvine, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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California State University - San Marcos landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. CSUSM is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #9, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 50% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 11
Oregon 17
Nevada 7
Hawaii 3

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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.

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