Social Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at California University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,788. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 62 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Cal U Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Cal U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Cal U does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cal U Social Sciences Rankings

In 2019, 62 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Cal U. This makes it the #64 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at Cal U awarded 62 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Cal U, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	62
Criminology	30

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wjmoore17 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.