by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Washington” 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 18,997 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 518 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,420 and $24,665 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Washington” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general social sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for washington social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Washington list. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 337 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Washington list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Washington. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Heritage University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Washington list. Toppenish, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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