2025 Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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 reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of other social sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 320 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 college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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 colleges 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 California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Social Sciences in California

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

Top California 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 decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the other social sciences program at University of California - Berkeley get $17,321 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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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 United States 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 fairly 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 finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. UCR is a very large public university located in the 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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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA

35 Annual Graduates

$28,931 Median Starting Salary

It is hard 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 fairly large public university located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Soon after graduation, other social sciences bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $28,931 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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	320

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	8,090
Economics	6,016
Political Science & Government	5,663
Anthropology	1,513
International Relations & National Security	736
General Social Sciences	525
Geography & Cartography	506
Urban Studies	217
Archeology	15

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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