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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 16,867 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,542 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,936 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 70 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree general social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohlone College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ohlone College is a medium-sized school located in Fremont, California that handed out 548 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Woodland Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Woodland Community College is located in Woodland, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 195 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barstow Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Barstow Community College is a small school located in Barstow, California that handed out 69 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Barstow Community College General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 70 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lake Tahoe Community College is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 55 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Siskiyous. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. College of the Siskiyous is a small public school situated in Weed, California. It awarded 45 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Siskiyous General Social Sciences Report
East Los Angeles College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,009 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Butte College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 292 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Sierra College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Rocklin, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 756 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Porterville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Porterville College is a public institution located in Porterville, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 118 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. CSM is a medium-sized school located in San Mateo, California that handed out 133 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Folsom Lake College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Folsom Lake College is a medium-sized public school situated in Folsom, California. It awarded 256 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Laney College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Laney College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 128 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 411 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Yuba College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Yuba College is located in Marysville, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 269 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
College of the Canyons landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 526 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SRJC is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 378 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Antelope Valley College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Antelope Valley College is located in Lancaster, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 355 associates’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 413 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Palomar College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, California, this fairly large public school awarded 413 diplomas to qualified associates’s general social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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Crafton Hills College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Crafton Hills College is a medium-sized school located in Yucaipa, California that handed out 93 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Merced College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Merced College is a public institution located in Merced, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 227 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Merritt College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 59 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #23, De Anza College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cupertino, California, and it awarded 170 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, City College of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
Full City College of San Francisco General Social Sciences Report
Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Clovis Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 124 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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