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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$62,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
Washington 147
Oregon 280
Nevada 63
Hawaii 63
Alaska 7

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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