by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 126 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,344 and $26,625 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree other social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbus State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbus, Georgia. It awarded 18 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Social Sciences at University of New Orleans
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #3 spot on the list. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Georgia Southern University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Other Social Sciences Report
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