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2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington

5 Colleges
$36,114 Avg Salary
$21,182 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington

Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Washington Schools in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best school in Washington for social sciences students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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The excellent programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Washington. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
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 5 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).
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