2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
8Colleges in the Southwest Region
702General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general social sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #44 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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 702 degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
The general social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general social sciences degree levels they offer.
Top Southwest Region Schools in General Social Sciences
Every student pursuing a degree in general social sciences has to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.
University of North Texas is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in general social sciences. UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNT is a great university overall.
There were about 24 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general social sciences needs to look into Rose State College. Located in the suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 20th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 7 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at RSC in the most recent data year.
Rogers State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general social sciences. RSU is a small public university located in the fringe town of Claremore. This university ranks 26th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 77 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at RSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 10th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were roughly 242 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Tulsa Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Edinburg. A Best Colleges rank of #458 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Rio Grande Valley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UT Rio Grande Valley in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #882 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UH Downtown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 14 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UH Downtown in the most recent data year.
AWC is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Yuma. This college ranks 23rd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 59 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at AWC in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
