by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Social Sciences is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 2,116 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,015 and had an average of $28,097 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 170 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,824 and $26,833 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,157 and $118,033 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in Pennsylvania” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 doctorate’s other social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Other Social Sciences Report
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