by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,414 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 182nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,015 and had an average of $23,193 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,669 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major” ranking looked at 116 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other social sciences.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keystone College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major. This small school is located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Lawrence University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major. St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford landed the #5 spot on the list. Bradford, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Prescott College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Prescott College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #7, Towson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 210 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Whitman College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking. Whitman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
University of Southern Maine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 54 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Other Social Sciences Report
Warren Wilson College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #10. Warren Wilson College is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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.
Wesleyan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking. Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Oregon University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Located in La Grande, Oregon, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Morningside College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #13. Morningside College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Felician University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #15. Felician is located in Lodi, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #16. UW - Green Bay is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #17, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mount Aloysius College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Mount Aloysius is a small school located in Cresson, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Russell Sage College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Russell Sage College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Agnes Scott College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, Clark University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Clark University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #22. Great Barrington, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major ranking. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 217 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Humacao, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Other Social Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
With a ranking of #25, Keuka College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major list. Keuka College is located in Keuka Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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