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2023 Most Focused Colleges for General Social Sciences in Tennessee

3 Ranked Colleges
269 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Cost*
Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Tennessee, there were 269 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,276 and $12,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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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Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee social sciences students.

Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for General Social Sciences in Tennessee

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 258 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Vanderbilt University

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Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Cumberland University landed the #2 spot on the list. CU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lebanon, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CU General Social Sciences Report

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Le Moyne - Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Le Moyne - Owen College landed the #3 spot on the list. Le Moyne - Owen College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 1 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Le Moyne - Owen College General Social Sciences Report

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