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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

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Other Social Sciences is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 437 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitman College landed the #1 spot on the list. Whitman is located in Walla Walla, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Oregon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Eastern Oregon University is a public institution located in La Grande, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 217 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 1.8%, 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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Pitzer College
Claremont, California

Pitzer College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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With a ranking of #7, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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University of La Verne
La Verne, California

University of La Verne ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. ULV is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Verne, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full University of La Verne Other Social Sciences Report

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Dominican University of California
San Rafael, California

Dominican University of California came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Dominican University of California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Rafael, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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