Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in California, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
96 schools in California run programs that feed this job, graduating 10,752 people a year. The job pays a median of $132,920 in California across about 2,760 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in California that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
12 programs in California that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 45.0101In California → | 7,547 | 70.2% | 64 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 2 | CIP 30.2001In California → | 914 | 8.5% | 29 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 3 | CIP 30.2701In California → | 870 | 8.1% | 7 | $31,690 | $17,312 |
| 4 | CIP 45.9999In California → | 356 | 3.3% | 11 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 5 | CIP 04.0301In California → | 310 | 2.9% | 10 | $42,824 | $25,237 |
| 6 | CIP 45.1201In California → | 256 | 2.4% | 11 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
| 7 | CIP 04.1001In California → | 221 | 2.1% | 2 | $49,353 | $17,000 |
| 8 | CIP 45.0102In California → | 197 | 1.8% | 4 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 9 | CIP 13.0607In California → | 70 | 0.7% | 3 | $33,086 | $26,000 |
| 10 | CIP 51.3204In California → | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 11 | CIP 45.0199In California → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 12 | CIP 45.1199In California → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $34,099 | $25,000 |
Top 25 schools in California
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 30 of the 96 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 1,037 | Social Sciences, General | $22,947 | 37% | — | — |
| 2 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 689 | Human Biology | $23,405 | 92% | $26,873 | 10% |
| 3 | University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA Public · 5 feeder programs | 566 | International/Globalization Studies | $45,168 | 86% | — | 27% |
| 4 | College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 455 | Social Sciences, General | — | 45% | — | — |
| 5 | Sierra College Rocklin, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 422 | Social Sciences, General | $30,103 | 42% | — | — |
| 6 | Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 409 | Social Sciences, General | $24,052 | 34% | — | — |
| 7 | Ohlone College Fremont, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 383 | Social Sciences, General | $22,545 | 52% | — | — |
| 8 | University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 5 feeder programs | 376 | Social Sciences, Other | $61,109 | 93% | — | 11% |
| 9 | University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA Public · 7 feeder programs | 362 | Human Biology | $12,187 | 87% | — | 29% |
| 10 | University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 360 | Human Biology | $33,628 | 93% | — | 9% |
| 11 | Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 359 | Social Sciences, General | $27,691 | 37% | — | — |
| 12 | American River College Sacramento, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 350 | Social Sciences, General | — | 37% | — | — |
| 13 | Butte College Oroville, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 339 | Social Sciences, General | $26,482 | 45% | — | — |
| 14 | Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 313 | Social Sciences, General | — | 44% | — | — |
| 15 | Palomar College San Marcos, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 257 | Social Sciences, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 16 | Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 250 | Social Sciences, General | — | 45% | — | — |
| 17 | Yuba College Marysville, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 193 | Social Sciences, General | — | 40% | — | — |
| 18 | Woodland Community College Woodland, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 192 | Social Sciences, General | — | 43% | — | — |
| 19 | College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 183 | Social Sciences, General | — | 61% | — | — |
| 20 | Clovis Community College Fresno, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 158 | Social Sciences, General | — | 45% | — | — |
| 21 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 153 | Human Biology | $50,179 | 92% | $12,032 | 4% |
| 22 | Glendale Community College Glendale, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 149 | Social Sciences, General | — | 37% | — | — |
| 23 | Laney College Oakland, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 147 | Social Sciences, General | — | 31% | — | — |
| 24 | Porterville College Porterville, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 147 | Social Sciences, General | — | 34% | — | — |
| 25 | Merced College Merced, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 142 | Social Sciences, General | $34,168 | 36% | — | — |
All 96 schools in California
Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Public | 1,037 | 1 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private not-for-profit | 689 | 9 |
| University of California - San Diego | La Jolla | Public | 566 | 5 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public | 455 | 1 |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Public | 422 | 1 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Public | 409 | 1 |
| Ohlone College | Fremont | Public | 383 | 1 |
| University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley | Public | 376 | 5 |
| University of California - Irvine | Irvine | Public | 362 | 7 |
| University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public | 360 | 4 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public | 359 | 1 |
| American River College | Sacramento | Public | 350 | 1 |
| Butte College | Oroville | Public | 339 | 1 |
| Folsom Lake College | Folsom | Public | 313 | 1 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Public | 257 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in California
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. California pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: California employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in California
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in California
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in California.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Social Sciences, General, which awarded 7,547 degrees in California in 2024-25, 70.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, International/Globalization Studies, Human Biology, Social Sciences, plus 6 more. Together they graduate about 10,752 people a year in California.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in California?+
The median is $132,920 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 82.1% above the U.S. median of $72,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+
96 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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