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Best General Social Sciences Schools in California

2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in California

26 Colleges
$28,123 Avg Salary
$15,766 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #13 most popular major in California with 9,314 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General Social Sciences Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Schools

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Rosa Junior College the best school in California for general social sciences students. SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at USC accumulate an average of around $19,124 in student debt.

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Out of the 26 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at UC Irvine take out is $17,812.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for general social sciences students. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #7, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general social sciences students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Social Sciences majors at Brandman take out an average of $34,606 in student loans while working on their egree.

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California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. CSUSM is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at CSUSM accumulate an average of around $16,650 in student debt.

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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general social sciences programs. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.

On average, social sciences graduates from CSUMB take out $13,725 in student loans while working on their degree.

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Sac State take out is $21,268.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 518
Oregon 614
Nevada 32
Hawaii 134
Alaska 21

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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