Career Paths
Since sociology is such a broad field, there is really no end to what you can do with the degree. Our students graduate with the ability to map out social structures; discovering the ways in which race, gender, power, and economic worth configure society.
- We examine social processes like deviance, social mobility and community building.
- We explore alternatives and evaluate social solutions to problems like poverty, racism and crime.
- We try to figure out ways we all can more effectively and equitably interact with one another while maintaining social order or mapping social change.
Our majors enjoy challenging careers in areas as diverse as criminal justice, law, journalism, social services, urban planning, government, education, projects, the local community, and business. Some students choose to prepare for graduate study and become professional researchers and teachers in our field.
Some students choose to prepare for graduate study and become professional researchers and teachers in our field.
Graduates from our program include:
- The first Latina Chief of Police in Northern California
- A disaster-response planning expert in Washington D.C.
- A social worker dealing with problems of aging populations in Los Angeles
- An associate working with a national civil rights organization
- An advocate for the Cambodian League for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights
We are proud of them all!
Career Resource
Nationally, students who major in sociology say they do so to better understand the relationship between the individual and society, and some want to learn how to change society.
The 
American Sociological Association web site provides some interesting information on what to do with a sociology degree and trend data on who is earning sociology degrees.