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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 197,356 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. 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 California, there were 48,302 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,887 and $18,473 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 19,704 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,701 and $18,669 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California” ranking analyzed 114 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social sciences.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree social sciences students.
Out of the 114 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohlone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohlone College is a medium-sized school located in Fremont, California that handed out 639 associates’s social sciences 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 California list. LTCC is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 99 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. Woodland Community College is located in Woodland, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 213 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 114 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Barstow Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Barstow Community College is located in Barstow, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 85 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of San Mateo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California. CSM is a public institution located in San Mateo, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 218 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
East Los Angeles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school awarded 1,254 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
Folsom Lake College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking. Folsom Lake College is a medium-sized public school situated in Folsom, California. It awarded 355 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 962 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 California list. Weed, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 706 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #11, Butte College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 327 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Porterville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. Porterville College is a public institution located in Porterville, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 154 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Laney College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. Located in Oakland, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 166 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
American River College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 585 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
College of the Canyons landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 724 students 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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Antelope Valley College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 485 students in 2021-2022.
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #17. SRJC is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 527 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Canada College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. 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 California list. CHC is a public institution located in Yucaipa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 141 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
West Valley College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga, California, and it awarded 211 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Yuba College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking. Yuba College is a medium-sized public school situated in Marysville, California. It awarded 288 associates’s social sciences 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%.
De Anza College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking. De Anza College is a fairly large public school situated in Cupertino, California. It awarded 310 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Feather River Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. Feather River Community College District is a public institution located in Quincy, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 California ranking. Merced College is a fairly large public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 335 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Palomar College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 553 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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