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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 18,762 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 44th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 702 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree general social sciences students.

Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region

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Rogers State University
Claremore, Oklahoma

Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogers State University landed the #1 spot on the list. RSU is located in Claremore, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at RSU

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Adventist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Keene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full Southwestern Adventist University General Social Sciences Report

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sul Ross State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Sul Ross is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sul Ross General Social Sciences Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Social Sciences at ENMU - Main Campus

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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 #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler General Social Sciences Report

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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at UT Rio Grande Valley

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Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is a small public school situated in Goodwell, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Oklahoma Panhandle State University General Social Sciences Report

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of North Texas General Social Sciences Report

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West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.

Full West Texas A&M University General Social Sciences Report

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region 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 11 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad 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%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at ASU - Tempe

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Full University of the Southwest General Social Sciences Report

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Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

Western New Mexico University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 0 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Western New Mexico University

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Southern Methodist University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU General Social Sciences Report

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general social sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Oklahoma Wesleyan University

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