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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

4 Ranked Colleges
2,739 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 3,516 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,500 and $24,557 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,739 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,194 and $24,661 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 871 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $7,044 for arizona bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full ASU - Tempe Social Sciences Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 615 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $10,562 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Arizona

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 509 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $9,251 for arizona bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NAU.

Read full report on Social Sciences at NAU

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #4 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 96 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Embry-Riddle Prescott did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $31,082 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read more about Social Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. ASU - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 526 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,037 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Social Sciences Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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