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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

73 Colleges
$35,260 Avg Salary
$19,465 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences 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.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naval Postgraduate School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#5

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
13 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
14 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA

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.

  • 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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