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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 California, there were 9,318 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,123 and $15,766 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Humboldt State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #2 spot on the list. Chico State is a fairly large school located in Chico, California that handed out 9 masters’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%.
Full California State University - Chico General Social Sciences Report
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 California. CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 0 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 22 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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