by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Nebraska, there were 243 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,214 and $35,945 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 6 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 233 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified 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%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and it awarded 3 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peru State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska list. Peru State is a small school located in Peru, Nebraska that handed out 3 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the #4 spot on the list. Doane University is a small school located in Crete, Nebraska that handed out 3 ’s social sciences 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska. Wayne State College is a public institution located in Wayne, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Northeast Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Nebraska ranking. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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