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. 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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 48 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,090 and $33,079 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Evangel University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 6 ’s social sciences degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. This medium-sized school is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and it awarded 21 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Missouri Baptist University General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 3 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 more about General Social Sciences at Saint Louis University
With a ranking of #6, Rockhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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