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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Virginia, there were 1,609 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,278 and $12,862 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #1 spot on the list. Wise, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferrum College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Ferrum College is a small school located in Ferrum, Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Ferrum College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Liberty University
Eastern Mennonite University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Eastern Mennonite is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Eastern Mennonite University
Bluefield College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Bluefield College is a small school located in Bluefield, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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