by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Social Sciences is the 44th most popular major in the country with 18,762 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 10,660 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general social sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 9 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 California State University - Chico
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. California State University - San Bernardino is a fairly large school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 3 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 4.0% 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 full report on General Social Sciences at California State University - San Bernardino
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 22 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of California - Irvine
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 256 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Portland State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended General Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 16 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Oregon State College General Social Sciences Report
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