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

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine 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 University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

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Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Middlebury Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Monterey.

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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 25 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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