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2023 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

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$52,218 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree 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.

The Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Master's in General Social Sciences

Our analysis found California State University - Chico to be the best school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Social Sciences at California State University - Chico Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - San Bernardino helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in California. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Humboldt State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in California. Humboldt State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Arcata.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Schools 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 3 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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