2024 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

General Social Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #142 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general social sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general social sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general social sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

11 Annual Graduates

Humboldt State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Arcata.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Humboldt State University

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California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

9 Annual Graduates

California State University - Chico is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from California State University - Chico

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California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

3 Annual Graduates

California State University - San Bernardino is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from California State University - San Bernardino

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	23
Oregon	158	0

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	23

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	621
International Relations & National Security	485
Sociology	219
Political Science & Government	201
Geography & Cartography	184
Anthropology	163
Urban Studies	87
Other Social Sciences	83
Demography & Population Studies	33
Archeology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.