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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,059 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,803 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 518 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #34 most popular major in Washington.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year. Social Sciences majors at UW Seattle take out an average of $23,019 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UW Seattle not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. CWU is a large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year. On average, social sciences graduates from CWU take out $29,017 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wazzu are $12,417 per year. Social Sciences majors at Wazzu take out an average of $27,036 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $229.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 9,314
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.

  • 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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