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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Washington

7 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.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for social sciences students. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school 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 Washington State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for social sciences students. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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Central Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #6, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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