The Undergraduate Social Sciences Major at Virginia State University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at VSU. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #23 out of 27 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Majors in This Field
Bachelor’s Degrees

#754 in the U.S.

#25 in Virginia

#124 in the Southeast Region

College Factual ranks VSU highly for social sciences, coming in at #754 out of 942 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Social Sciences Schools	754 of 942
Best Social Sciences Schools in Virginia	25 of 33
Best Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Region	124 of 193

Here is each degree level granted in social sciences at VSU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	45

The social sciences field at VSU includes the following specific majors. Choose a major for its full rankings, popularity, and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science and Government	24
Sociology	21

During the most recent reporting year, Virginia State University awarded 45 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences.

Bachelor’s Rankings

VSU ranks competitively among schools offering social sciences at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #23 out of 27 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	23
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	122
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	636

$29,064 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at VSU, social sciences students borrow a median amount of $29,064 in student loans. This is above $29,045, the typical median for all majors at VSU.

Student debt for Social Sciences majors with a bachelor's degree at VSU

VSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$10,043 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$29,064 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,540	$17,532
Fees	$4,342	$5,118

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of social sciences bachelor’s degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

The largest share of social sciences bachelor’s degree graduates at VSU were Black or African American. About 89% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia State University with a bachelor’s in social sciences.

Ethnic diversity of Social Sciences majors at Virginia State University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2