by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 7 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 master’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #2 spot on the list. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. California State University - San Bernardino is a fairly large school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 3 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Western Oregon State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 256 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Portland State University General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at San Francisco State University
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