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

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

About 53% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 47% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 40% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in social sciences at UC Davis, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 34 students majoring in social sciences at USC, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Women make up 53% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 62% are male.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Women make up 38% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

Of the 32 students majoring in social sciences at Claremont Graduate University, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges 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.

  • 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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