by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Social Sciences is the 263rd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 278 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in other social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UMPI is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 54 students 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%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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 for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Simon’s Rock is located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Williams College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Williams is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees 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.
Bennington College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #8, Plymouth State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Boston University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Brown University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Northeastern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Castleton University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Castleton, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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