2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for social sciences students. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WWU are $8,703 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Seattle is ranked #4 for overall quality for social sciences in Washington.
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The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $12,417 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EWU are $7,922 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.
UW Tacoma undergraduate students pay an average of $12,196 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UW Tacoma not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Washington list.
Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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.
- 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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