2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in California

A master's degree in general social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #127 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in social sciences matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in California ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general social sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general social sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Master's

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California State University - Chico
Chico, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

California State University - Chico is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences. Chico State is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Chico. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in California.

There were approximately 10 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Chico State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general social sciences from California State University - Chico

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California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general social sciences has to look into California State University - San Bernardino. CSUSB is a large public university located in the midsize city of San Bernardino. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in California.

There were about 10 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at CSUSB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general social sciences from California State University - San Bernardino

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Humboldt State University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in California.

There were approximately 8 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Humboldt State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Humboldt State University

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general social sciences has to look into University of California - Irvine. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from University of California - Irvine

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from San Francisco State University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	184	0
Oregon	151	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Social Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	28

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	598
Economics	457
Sociology	164
Anthropology	160
Political Science & Government	137
Geography & Cartography	137
Other Social Sciences	85
Criminology	71
Urban Studies	33
Demography & Population Studies	25

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.