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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the New England Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Social Sciences is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New England region, there were 278 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,249 and $25,178 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region other social sciences students.

Top 15 Most Focused Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the New England Region

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Presque Isle landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small school located in Presque Isle, Maine that handed out 10 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

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Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 45 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 55 ’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

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 1.1% 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%.

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Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bard College at Simon’s Rock. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Williams College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bennington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 78 diplomas to qualified ’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Boston University Other Social Sciences Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 4 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Lowell is located in Lowell, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Castleton University
Castleton, Vermont

With a ranking of #14, Castleton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Castleton Other Social Sciences Report

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