by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 116 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Grambling State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grambling, Louisiana. It awarded 35 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 43 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Hollins University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University and A & M College General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Macon, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Troy University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 14 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. JU is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Agnes Scott College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Agnes Scott is a private not-for-profit institution located in Decatur, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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