by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Alabama, there were 95 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,903 and $38,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Troy University
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Alabama is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Faulkner University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Athens State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s. Athens State University is a small school located in Athens, Alabama that handed out 7 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Athens State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s. Montevallo is located in Montevallo, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of Montevallo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Hill College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s list. Spring Hill is located in Mobile, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Spring Hill College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mobile. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Alabama for a Bachelor’s list. University of Mobile is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mobile, Alabama. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Mobile
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