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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southwest region, there were 14,741 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,797 and $22,656 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,515 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 72 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree social sciences students.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dine College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dine College is a small public school situated in Tsaile, Arizona. It awarded 23 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Albert State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Poteau, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 242 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose State College landed the #4 spot on the list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 78 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Oklahoma College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 50 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Rogers State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Rogers State University is a small school located in Claremore, Oklahoma that handed out 46 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 226 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Arizona Western College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Oklahoma City Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 63 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 260 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Western Texas College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Western Texas College is a public institution located in Snyder, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, Western Oklahoma State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Altus, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central Texas College is a medium-sized public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 42 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 96 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Social Sciences Report
Odessa College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 26 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. SIPI is a small public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Paris Junior College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paris Junior College is located in Paris, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Connors State College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Warner, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mohave Community College is a small school located in Kingman, Arizona that handed out 11 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Frank Phillips College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. FPC is located in Borger, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. NEO A&M College is a small public school situated in Miami, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Social Sciences Report
Navajo Technical University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Navajo Tech is a small public school situated in Crownpoint, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cochise County Community College District is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cochise County Community College District Social Sciences Report
Tyler Junior College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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