by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,011 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,756 and $27,684 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,517 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general social sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Nelson Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Thomas Nelson Community College is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 247 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 317 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Reynolds Community College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 354 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrew College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Cuthbert, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Andrew College
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 507 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College
Virginia Western Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 64 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Virginia Western Community College
East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. East Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perkinston, Mississippi. It awarded 9 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Social Sciences Report
Life University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Life is a small school located in Marietta, Georgia that handed out 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Belhaven University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Belhaven is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 28 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small school located in Wesson, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 17 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cumberland University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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