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2023 Best Value Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
534 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

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 “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 2,414 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 182nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,015 and had an average of $23,193 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 534 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $21,615 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

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Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Azusa Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.

Azusa Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $30,744 for Far Western US Region Other Social Sciences students per year to attend Azusa Pacific.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 24 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Los Angeles is $15,023 for far western us region other social sciences students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EOU is a small public school situated in La Grande, Oregon. It awarded 22 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EOU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Oregon University is $14,436 for Far Western US Region Other Social Sciences students.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is $20,677 for Far Western US Region Other Social Sciences students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 2 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $13,845 for Far Western US Region Other Social Sciences students per year to attend SDSU.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 217 students in 2020-2021.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UC Berkeley is $16,032 for Far Western US Region Other Social Sciences students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region other social sciences students list, UCSD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $15,240 for far western us region other social sciences students per year to attend University of California - San Diego.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 27 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UCR also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $11,822 for Far Western US Region Other Social Sciences students per year to attend UCR.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at University of California - Riverside

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University of La Verne
La Verne, California

University of La Verne came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of La Verne is located in La Verne, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

ULV also took the #10 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of La Verne is $28,260 for far western us region other social sciences students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified ’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.

UW Tacoma also took the #11 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Tacoma is $9,469 for far western us region other social sciences students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

Whitman College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Whitman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Whitman, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Whitman College is $35,894 for far western us region other social sciences 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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