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Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found Humboldt State University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Arcata.

Of the 11 students majoring in social sciences at Humboldt State University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full General Social Sciences at Humboldt State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Chico is a great place for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public college with a large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full General Social Sciences at California State University - Chico Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Western Oregon University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of California - Irvine

#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Full General Social Sciences at San Francisco State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

Full General Social Sciences at Portland State University Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 23
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 7 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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