by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 205,984 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 59,952 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,260 and $19,465 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21,614 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 124 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohlone College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ohlone College is located in Fremont, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 392 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Tahoe Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. LTCC is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 124 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on 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 public school situated in Woodland, California. It awarded 122 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Barstow Community College is located in Barstow, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of San Mateo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. CSM is a public institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 256 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, East Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school awarded 1,475 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Folsom Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Folsom, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 396 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Sierra College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,043 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
College of the Siskiyous did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. College of the Siskiyous is located in Weed, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #10, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. San Antonio College is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 845 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Butte College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Oroville, California, and it awarded 412 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Porterville College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Porterville College is located in Porterville, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Laney College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Laney College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 158 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 613 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 798 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #16, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 460 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #17, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 666 students in 2020-2021.
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Canada College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Canada College is a small school located in Redwood City, California that handed out 116 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 199 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
West Valley College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 222 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Yuba College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized school located in Marysville, California that handed out 154 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
De Anza College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Cupertino, California, this fairly large public school handed out 417 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Feather River Community College District came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Feather River Community College District is a small public school situated in Quincy, California. It awarded 33 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, Merced College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Merced, California, and it awarded 359 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Palomar College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 520 students in 2020-2021.
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