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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Of the 25 students majoring in social sciences at Wazzu, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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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 working on their master’s degree. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

About 67% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Washington. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Washington. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large 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 6 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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