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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$26,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,441 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 441 degrees and certificates were awarded to other social sciences students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #136 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for other social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Other Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for other social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year. Other Social Sciences majors at UC Berkeley take out an average of $15,461 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $316.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Berkeley also did well on our Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a great value for other social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for other social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

UCSD undergraduate students pay an average of $14,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Riverside is a great value for other social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCR are $13,754 per year.

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#5

Pitzer College

Claremont, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Pitzer College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other social sciences schools in California. Pitzer is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitzer are $57,978 per year.

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#6

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULV are $45,850 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 61
Oregon 22

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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