2025 Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in other social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #142 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 392 bachelor's degrees in other social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The other social sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt other social sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Social Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other social sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Social Sciences

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

193 Annual Graduates

$61,109 Median Starting Salary

$32,368 Median Student Debt

University of California - Berkeley is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Other Social Sciences bachelor's degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley get an earnings boost of approximately $21,299 over the typical earnings of other social sciences majors.

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2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

56 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from University of California - San Diego

3

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

26 Annual Graduates

$39,934 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Riverside is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the other social sciences program report average early career earnings of $39,934.

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4

California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

35 Annual Graduates

$28,931 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public university located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Soon after graduating, other social sciences bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $28,931 in the first five years of their career.

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5

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

25 Annual Graduates

$42,347 Median Starting Salary

Located in the remote town of La Grande, EOU is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the other social sciences program at Eastern Oregon University get $2,537 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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6

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

40 Annual Graduates

$30,584 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population.

Soon after graduating, other social sciences bachelor's recipients generally earn around $30,584 at the beginning of their careers.

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Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best other social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	355
Washington	226	60
Oregon	185	22

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Other Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Other Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Social Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Social Sciences	392

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	9,100
Political Science & Government	7,268
Economics	7,112
Anthropology	2,050
General Social Sciences	1,574
International Relations & National Security	871
Geography & Cartography	716
Urban Studies	308
Sociology & Anthropology	65
Archeology	53

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).
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