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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

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$52,218 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

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 California. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly 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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in California. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 5 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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