2024 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in general social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #67 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The social sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general social sciences.

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

Troy University
Troy, AL

43 Annual Graduates

$31,866 Median Starting Salary

$28,125 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Troy University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. TROY is a large public university located in the remote town of Troy.

After graduating, social sciences bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $31,866 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Troy University

2

University of North Alabama
Florence, AL

12 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences needs to take a look at University of North Alabama. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from University of North Alabama

3

Athens State University
Athens, AL

7 Annual Graduates

$35,940 Median Starting Salary

Athens State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Athens State University is a small public university located in the fringe town of Athens.

Bachelor's recipients from the general social sciences program at Athens State University get $2,037 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Athens State University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	563
Georgia	224	17
Tennessee	220	269
North Carolina	213	114
Virginia	213	100
South Carolina	195	60
Kentucky	187	52
Louisiana	171	17
Mississippi	169	34
Arkansas	167	16
West Virginia	147	14

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	71

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	561
Sociology	169
Anthropology	84
Geography & Cartography	82
Economics	69
International Relations & National Security	62
Other Social Sciences	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.