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2025 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington

3 Colleges in Washington
382 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$37,783 Avg Early-Career Salary
General Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #54 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 382 degrees in general social sciences annually.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School

Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Social Sciences rankings. For our Best Overall General Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Social Sciences

The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Schools in Washington. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Washington

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social sciences degree levels they offer.

Top Washington Schools in Social Sciences

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$57,538 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in general social sciences has to take a look at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general social sciences major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn $19,755 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
250 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$43,069 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman. This university ranks 3rd out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 250 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. General Social Sciences degree recipients from Washington State University earn a boost of around $5,286 over the average income of general social sciences majors.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$42,332 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Central Washington University if you wish to pursue a degree in general social sciences. CWU is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 6th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 67 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the general social sciences degree program at Central Washington University get $4,549 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 9,314
Oregon 266 614
Nevada 192 31
Hawaii 164 134
Alaska 119 21

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General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Social Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences 382

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Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 954
Sociology 677
Economics 669
Geography & Cartography 297
Anthropology 239
International Relations & National Security 58
Other Social Sciences 44
Urban Studies 30
Archeology 27
Sociology & Anthropology 16

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