2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Virginia

General Social Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #44 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Social Sciences Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,609 degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Social Sciences Schools List

Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School

Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Social Sciences Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Social Sciences Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Virginia

The schools below may not offer all types of general social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Virginia Schools in General Social Sciences

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In VA

524 General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

Northern Virginia Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general social sciences. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Annandale. A Best Colleges rank of #385 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northern Virginia Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 524 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general social sciences from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Radford University
Radford, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9th Most Popular In VA

7.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general social sciences needs to check out Radford University. Located in the suburb of Radford, Radford is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 14 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general social sciences from Radford University

3

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7th Most Popular In VA

It's hard to beat Liberty University if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general social sciences from Liberty University

4

Thomas Nelson Community College
Hampton, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In VA

247 General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in general social sciences needs to look into Thomas Nelson Community College. TNCC is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Hampton. This college ranks 50th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 247 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at TNCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general social sciences from Thomas Nelson Community College

5

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In VA

354 General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 31st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 354 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Tidewater Community College in the most recent data year.

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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	715	606
North Carolina	710	114
Georgia	690	34
Tennessee	624	269
South Carolina	530	64
Kentucky	518	52
Mississippi	501	55
Alabama	500	85
Louisiana	489	59
Arkansas	466	16
West Virginia	410	14

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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.