by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 7,674 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,951 and $23,273 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,489 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia associate degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia. TNCC is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 247 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 317 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 354 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 507 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Liberty University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 333 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Virginia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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