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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 10,660 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,257 and $18,981 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,878 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 47 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii - West Oahu. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Kapolei, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 134 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whittier College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Whittier is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Whittier, California. It awarded 29 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 316 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Seaside, California, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Washington State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 337 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Washington State University General Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Alaska Southeast did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Juneau, Alaska, this small public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #8, Portland State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 256 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Portland State University General Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Linfield OCE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in McMinnville, Oregon. It awarded 3 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education General Social Sciences Report
Central Washington University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 94 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Hope International University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hope International University is located in Fullerton, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Hope International University
California State University - Stanislaus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Turlock, California, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full California State University - Stanislaus General Social Sciences Report
Westmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Westmont is a small school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Westmont College
With a ranking of #14, California State University - Chico did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chico State is a fairly large school located in Chico, California that handed out 65 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Warner Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Western Oregon University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon University is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 16 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Oregon State College General Social Sciences Report
Corban University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Corban University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Simpson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Simpson University is located in Redding, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
California State University - San Marcos landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - San Marcos is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at California State University - San Marcos
Southern Oregon University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Southern Oregon University
San Diego State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full San Diego State University General Social Sciences Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 86 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - San Bernardino came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Brandman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Irvine, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Great Basin College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Elko, Nevada, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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