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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$28,907 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 720 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,880 and $23,351 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region

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Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rogers State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Claremore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Rogers State University

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Adventist University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Southwestern Adventist University

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sul Ross State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’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 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at UT Tyler

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at UH Downtown

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at OPSU

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of North Texas General Social Sciences Report

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West Texas A&M University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Social Sciences at West Texas A&M University

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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at ASU - Tempe

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. OKWU or OWU is located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

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Southern Methodist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Southern Methodist University

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western New Mexico University General Social Sciences Report

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of the Southwest General Social Sciences Report

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