2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon

Ranked #3 in popularity, social sciences is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,142 bachelor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The social sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt social sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Sciences in Oregon

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

Top Oregon Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

748 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in social sciences. UO is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Oregon

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

521 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in social sciences needs to check out Portland State University. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Portland State University

3

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

328 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Oregon State University

4

Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

Western Oregon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Western Oregon State College is a small public university located in the town of Monmouth.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Western Oregon University

5

Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR

124 Annual Graduates

Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Lewis & Clark College

6

Willamette University
Salem, OR

112 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Willamette University

7

University of Portland
Portland, OR

62 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Portland

8

Reed College
Portland, OR

57 Annual Graduates

Reed is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Reed College

9

Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR

35 Annual Graduates

EOU is a small public university located in the town of La Grande.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Eastern Oregon University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	37	27,400
Washington	34	3,651
Hawaii	30	523
Nevada	30	804
Alaska	29	83

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	544
Political Science & Government	462
Economics	377
Sociology	301
Anthropology	207
Geography & Cartography	71
International Relations & National Security	67
Sociology & Anthropology	48
Other Social Sciences	25
Urban Studies	22

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	979
English Language & Literature	413
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	405
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	296
History	294
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	277
Philosophy & Religious Studies	135
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	134
Theology & Religious Vocations	99

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.