2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,067 bachelor's degrees in social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of social sciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for social sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,118 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in social sciences. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

617 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Washington State University

3

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

319 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Western Washington University

4

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

159 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Gonzaga University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Spokane.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Gonzaga University

5

Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA

77 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Whitman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Whitman College

6

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

184 Annual Graduates

CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Central Washington University

7

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

101 Annual Graduates

Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Puget Sound

8

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

56 Annual Graduates

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

9

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

73 Annual Graduates

PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Tacoma.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Pacific Lutheran University

10

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

65 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Whitworth 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
Hawaii	30	523
Oregon	30	2,455
Nevada	30	804
Alaska	29	83

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	859
Sociology	572
Economics	537
General Social Sciences	356
Anthropology	184
Geography & Cartography	101
Other Social Sciences	47
International Relations & National Security	40
Urban Studies	37
Archeology	32

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	1,429
English Language & Literature	745
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	673
History	513
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	475
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	354
Philosophy & Religious Studies	309
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	237
Theology & Religious Vocations	81

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.