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2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Florida

6 Colleges in Florida
606 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$31,932 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for general social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 606 degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School

Best General Social Sciences Schools in Florida Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Social Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Social Sciences
Master's Degrees in Social Sciences

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 Schools in Florida. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Florida

The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Florida Schools in Social Sciences

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
301 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
3.0% Growth in Graduates

Florida State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were about 301 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general social sciences degree program at Florida State University earn $4,180 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
158 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
3.2% Growth in Graduates

University of South Florida - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general social sciences. USF Tampa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.

There were about 158 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program report average early career wages of $31,797.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In FL
41 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat University of Central Florida if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. UCF is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were about 41 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$33,138 Median Starting Salary
$26,143 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in general social sciences needs to check out Jacksonville University. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 11 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at JU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program make an average of $33,138 in the first couple years of their career.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$34,328 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 31st out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 40 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UWF in the most recent data year. Those general social sciences students who get their degree from The University of West Florida earn $2,396 more than the standard social sciences graduate.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
27.9% Growth in Graduates

Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. This university ranks 42nd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 43 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Florida A&M University in the most recent year we have data available. Those general social sciences students who get their degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University make $6,938 more than the typical social sciences grad.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In FL

Located in the small city of DeLand, Stetson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 38th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 7 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Stetson in the most recent data year.

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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
Georgia 287 34
North Carolina 279 114
Virginia 274 1,592
Tennessee 269 269
South Carolina 248 64
Kentucky 244 52
Louisiana 242 59
Mississippi 234 55
Arkansas 234 16
Alabama 233 85
West Virginia 207 14

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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 606

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 2,580
Economics 1,443
Sociology 1,076
International Relations & National Security 879
Anthropology 567
Geography & Cartography 227
Other Social Sciences 10
Demography & Population Studies 5

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