2025 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
105Science, Tech & Society Degrees Awarded
$58,979Avg Early-Career Salary
Science, Technology & Society is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #232 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for science, technology & society students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 degrees in science, technology & society annually.
Choosing a Great Science, Technology & Society School
Your choice of science, technology & society school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for science, technology & society schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Science, Technology & Society Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Science, Technology & Society in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of science, tech & society degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Science, Tech & Society
It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a degree in science, technology & society. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 40 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in science, technology & society. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. This university ranks 10th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 18 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in science, technology & society. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 18 science, technology & society students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of science, technology & society school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for science, technology & society schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
