by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Social Sciences is the 44th most popular major in the country with 18,762 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 10,660 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 General 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. 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Humboldt State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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 General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in San Bernardino, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at California State University - San Bernardino
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Western Oregon University is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Oregon University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 256 masters’s general social sciences 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Portland State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general social sciences degrees to 0 students 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%.
Full San Francisco State University General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 22 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of California - Irvine
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