by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking.
General Social Sciences is the 44th most popular major in the country with 18,762 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Virginia, there were 1,609 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. UVa - Wise is a public institution located in Wise, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferrum College landed the #3 spot on the list. Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ferrum, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Radford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Eastern Mennonite is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Bluefield College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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