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Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Washington

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Washington

4 Colleges
$40,420 Avg Salary
$24,665 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Social Sciences majors at Wazzu take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $229.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Washington State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

On average, social sciences graduates from CWU take out $27,876 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Central Washington University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debt load of $21,119.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

#4

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Heritage University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Washington list. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.

Full General Social Sciences at Heritage University Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges 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 4 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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