by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Nebraska for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Nebraska, there were 243 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,214 and $35,945 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,713 and $18,510 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Nebraska for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general social sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Nebraska for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Nebraska for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Nebraska for an Associate list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Western Nebraska Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Nebraska for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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