2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Washington
3Colleges
97,023Bachelor's Degrees
$31,994Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value General Social Sciences School for You
General Social Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Washington with 97,023 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Washington ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social sciences. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those social sciences schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington list.
The average student at UW Seattle graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $37,180. This means that the average student pays around $157,643 to get a bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Washington State University earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking.
The average student at Wazzu graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,559. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Wazzu is $131,538. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Central Washington University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at CWU is 4.4 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,242. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the CWU is $129,834. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
General Social Sciences is the #20 most popular major in Washington with 97,023 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.
