by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other social sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. UT Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Other Social Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Agnes Scott College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 4 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Warren Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #7, West Virginia Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Other Social Sciences at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Ouachita Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Full Ouachita Baptist University Other Social Sciences Report
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Other Social Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Carson - Newman University
Mary Baldwin University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mary Baldwin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staunton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lyon College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Lyon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Batesville, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Birmingham Southern College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
St. Andrews University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. St. Andrews is a small school located in Laurinburg, North Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Transylvania University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Transylvania University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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