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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,647 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 23 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #192 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$7,213 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - San Bernardino the best value school in California for general social sciences students. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUSB are $7,213 a year.

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$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Chico is a great value for general social sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chico State are $7,864 per year.

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$7,864 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in California list. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Arcata.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Humboldt State University are $7,864 a year.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 0
Nevada 1

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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