2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You
General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Humboldt State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general social sciences students. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Arcata.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.
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The excellent programs at Southern Oregon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Oregon University is a great place for general social sciences students. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Naval Postgraduate School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey.
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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 23 |
Oregon | 0 |
Nevada | 1 |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 10 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).
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