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

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in other social sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #167 out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for other social sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 83 master's degrees in other social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Social Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of other social sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other social sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other 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 Other 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 Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other social sciences.

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

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

24 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other social sciences. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other social sciences from University of California - Los Angeles

2

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

58 Annual Graduates

$45,696 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in other social sciences has to look into Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Students who graduate with their master's from the other social sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $45,696.

More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Azusa Pacific University

3

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

1 Annual Graduates

Eastern Washington University is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in other social sciences. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Eastern Washington University

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best other social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	82
Washington	183	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Social Sciences

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Other Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Social Sciences	83

Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	621
International Relations & National Security	485
Sociology	219
Political Science & Government	201
Geography & Cartography	184
Anthropology	163
Urban Studies	87
Demography & Population Studies	33
General Social Sciences	23
Archeology	3

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann. More about our data sources and methodologies.