by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 205,984 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Ohio, there were 5,091 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,532 and $25,628 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 49 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,544 and $21,357 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio associate degree social sciences students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Owens Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Owens Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perrysburg, Ohio that handed out 10 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rio Grande landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rio Grande, Ohio, and it awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lakeland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Lakeland is a public institution located in Kirtland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public institution located in Celina, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Stark State College landed the #5 spot on the list. North Canton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Sinclair Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Clark State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Springfield, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 1 students 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 #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Columbus State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Xavier University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, James A Rhodes State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. James A Rhodes State College is located in Lima, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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.
Shawnee State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. This small school is located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and it awarded 31 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Terra State Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio ranking. Terra State Community College is located in Fremont, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Hamilton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Ohio list. Hamilton, 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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