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 “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” 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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 171 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,963 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular other social sciences programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 78 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Midland University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Fremont, Nebraska, and it awarded 22 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the #3 spot on the list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #4 spot on the list. LU Missouri is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 12 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Hamline is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Southwestern College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Winfield, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified ’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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.
Evangel University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wartburg College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Waverly, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 0 ’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Union College Nebraska came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Union College Nebraska is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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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