by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 197,356 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In , social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,428 and had an average of $22,588 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 55,939 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,260 and $19,050 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19,804 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 124 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree social sciences students.
Out of the 124 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohlone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohlone College is a public institution located in Fremont, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 639 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Tahoe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Lake Tahoe Community College is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 99 associates’s 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 #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. Woodland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 213 students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 124 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barstow Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Barstow Community College is a small public school situated in Barstow, California. It awarded 85 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of San Mateo is a medium-sized public school situated in San Mateo, California. It awarded 218 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
East Los Angeles College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. East Los Angeles College is a large school located in Monterey Park, California that handed out 1,254 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Folsom Lake College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Folsom, California, and it awarded 355 associates’s 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Sierra College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rocklin, California, and it awarded 962 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, College of the Siskiyous did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Siskiyous is a small public school situated in Weed, California. It awarded 47 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #10, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 706 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Butte College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Butte College is a public institution located in Oroville, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 327 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Porterville College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Porterville College is a small public school situated in Porterville, California. It awarded 154 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Laney College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 166 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #14, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. American River College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 585 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Canyons is a public institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 724 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 485 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SRJC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 527 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Canada College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Redwood City, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 86 students in 2021-2022.
Crafton Hills College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. CHC is located in Yucaipa, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 141 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
West Valley College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 211 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
Yuba College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Marysville, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 288 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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%.
De Anza College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cupertino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 310 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Feather River Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Feather River Community College District is located in Quincy, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 41 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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Merced College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merced Community College District is a fairly large school located in Merced, California that handed out 335 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Palomar College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 553 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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