2025 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in California

Other Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #263 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 406 degrees in other social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Social Sciences School

The other social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Other Social Sciences Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Other Social Sciences Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Other Social Sciences in California

The schools below may not offer all types of other social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Other Social Sciences

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In CA

189 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in other social sciences has to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 189 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In CA

59 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in other social sciences. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.

There were about 59 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BA in Sociology Program Name

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Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In CA

45 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Azusa Pacific University if you wish to pursue a degree in other social sciences. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa. This university ranks 18th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 45 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In CA

33 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in other social sciences has to take a look at University of California - Riverside. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 33 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In CA

39 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 39 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

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Best Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	61
Oregon	587	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Social Sciences

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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.
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