2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 17,338 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,861 and had an average of $23,202 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,542 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,257 and $18,163 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree social sciences students.
Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized school located in Arcata, California that handed out 10 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Humboldt State University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Chico State
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #3 spot on the list. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at CSUSB
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Western Oregon State College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 20 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at UC Irvine
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 247 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Portland State University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 0 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at San Francisco State University
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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