2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s
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General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,579 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 158 colleges that offer 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Edison State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Trenton, New Jersey, and it awarded 151 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
TESU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus also did well on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellevue University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s. Bellevue University is a fairly large school located in Bellevue, Nebraska that handed out 104 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $15,616 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general social sciences students list, The Graduate Center has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on this list, UW - River Falls is in the top on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. It costs about $13,748 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students per year to attend UW - River Falls.
The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,738 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students per year to attend UND.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Brandman University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Brandman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 16 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandman, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brandman University is $21,604 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend UW - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Platteville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for UW - Platteville is $15,718 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Maryland Global Campus is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 166 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree general social sciences students list, UMGC has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,288 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students per year to attend UMGC.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is $15,249 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
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Florida State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 292 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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University of Minnesota - Morris did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. UMN Morris is located in Morris, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Morris is $11,412 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large school located in Manchester, New Hampshire that handed out 109 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for SNHU is $41,095 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
University of Wyoming came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 16 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,159 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students per year to attend UW.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Grand Valley State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Allendale, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,646 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students per year to attend GVSU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 153 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $8,355 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students per year to attend USF Tampa.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Metropolitan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Metro State is a medium-sized public school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 23 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan State University is $15,225 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
Black Hills State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Black Hills State University is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 6 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Black Hills State University is $16,641 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students.
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With a ranking of #21, Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Minnesota State University - Mankato is $16,221 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Central College is a small school located in Pella, Iowa that handed out 7 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central College is $23,269 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Mayaguez, , this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is $10,766 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - Monterey Bay came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Monterey Bay is a public institution located in Seaside, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,212 for Bachelor’s Degree General Social Sciences students per year to attend CSUMB.
The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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With a ranking of #25, Mercy College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 190 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mercy is $14,281 for bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.
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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%.
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- *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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