2024 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general social sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #72 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Kentucky

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general social sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Kentucky Schools for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

1

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences has to check out Western Kentucky University. WKU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bowling Green.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Western Kentucky University

2

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Northern Kentucky University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	563
Tennessee	460	269
North Carolina	453	114
Georgia	453	17
Virginia	421	100
South Carolina	370	60
Alabama	320	71
Louisiana	306	17
Arkansas	294	16
Mississippi	275	34
West Virginia	223	14

View All Rankings >

General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the General Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.