by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 22,158 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,460 and $24,793 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 195 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Mills Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. BMCC is a public institution located in Brimley, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alpena Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region. Alpena Community College is a small public school situated in Alpena, Michigan. It awarded 4 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. LCC is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 20 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 104 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Perrysburg, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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University of Rio Grande landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Rio Grande is a small school located in Rio Grande, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lakeland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Lakeland Community College is a small public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Wright State University - Lake Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small public school situated in Celina, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Michigan College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Dowagiac, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Lake Michigan College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Benton Harbor, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Henry Ford College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 20 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Superior State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lake Superior State University is a small public school situated in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Southern Indiana landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 3 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Clark State Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Clark State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Springfield, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Columbus State Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Miami University - Hamilton ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Hamilton is located in Hamilton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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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Xavier University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 61 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 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%.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Lima, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students 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.
Gogebic Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gogebic Community College is a small public school situated in Ironwood, Michigan. It awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Terra State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Fremont, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern Michigan College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Traverse City, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Valparaiso University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, and it awarded 65 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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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Macomb Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warren, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Adrian College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Adrian, Michigan, and it awarded 15 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 245 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Shawnee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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