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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 18,762 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 10,660 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 114 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general social sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region general social sciences students.
Out of the 114 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohlone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohlone College is a public institution located in Fremont, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 341 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 114 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Woodland Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Woodland Community College is a small school located in Woodland, California that handed out 100 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Woodland Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Barstow, California, this small public school handed out 128 degrees to qualified ’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Barstow Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii - West Oahu. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Hawaii - West Oahu is a public institution located in Kapolei, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 134 ’s degrees 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%.
Lake Tahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Lake Tahoe Community College is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Lake Tahoe Community College
College of the Siskiyous ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Weed, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general social sciences degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Siskiyous General Social Sciences Report
East Los Angeles College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school awarded 1,106 diplomas to qualified ’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full East Los Angeles College General Social Sciences Report
Butte College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oroville, California. It awarded 372 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Butte College
With a ranking of #10, Sierra College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 859 ’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Sierra College
Porterville College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Porterville, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general social sciences degrees to 122 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Porterville College
College of San Mateo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Mateo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general social sciences degrees to 147 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Folsom Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Folsom Lake College is located in Folsom, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 271 ’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Folsom Lake College
With a ranking of #14, Laney College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oakland, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general social sciences degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.
American River College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. American River College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 451 ’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Yuba College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized school located in Marysville, California that handed out 140 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this fairly large public school handed out 600 diplomas to qualified ’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at College of the Canyons
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SRJC is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 461 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Santa Rosa Junior College
Antelope Valley College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 311 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 475 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Palomar College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 401 ’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Crafton Hills College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Yucaipa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general social sciences degrees to 128 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Crafton Hills College
Merced College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 239 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Merced College
Merritt College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Merritt College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 84 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
De Anza College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. De Anza College is a fairly large public school situated in Cupertino, California. It awarded 234 ’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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