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

a master's degree in general social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #233 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 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.

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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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our complete 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.

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

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California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to check out California State University - Chico. Located in the 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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Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to look into Humboldt State University. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Arcata.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Humboldt State University

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California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to take a look at California State University - San Bernardino. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public university with a fairly 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	675	23
Oregon	291	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences is one of 3 different types of General Social Sciences programs to choose from.

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.