2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Virginia

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for general social sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 bachelor's degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general social sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Virginia

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for General Social Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, VA

57 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Virginia's College at Wise if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. UVa - Wise is a small public university located in the distant town of Wise.

There were approximately 57 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UVa - Wise in the most recent data year.

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2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences needs to take a look at Liberty University. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Virginia.

There were about 17 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Radford University
Radford, VA

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Radford University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Virginia.

There were about 13 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VA

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Virginia Wesleyan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. VWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Virginia.

There were approximately 8 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at VWU in the most recent data year.

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5

Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, Eastern Mennonite is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 6 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Eastern Mennonite in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Eastern Mennonite University

6

Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the rural area of Ferrum, Ferrum College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 2 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Ferrum College in the most recent data year.

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7

Bluefield College
Bluefield, VA

Bluefield College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Bluefield. More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Bluefield College

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.