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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 472 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,993 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Social Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas General Social Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe General Social Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Tyler has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,797 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Tyler.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at The University of Texas at Tyler

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UH Downtown also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,065 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UH Downtown.

Read more about General Social Sciences at UH Downtown

#6

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Rogers State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Claremore, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, RSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rogers State University is $13,938 for southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Social Sciences at RSU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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