by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 9,039 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,459 and $22,922 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 559 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,954 and $18,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 37 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 colleges and universities below are the best for texas associate degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blinn College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 226 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Texas College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas. Western Texas College is located in Snyder, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 42 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 96 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Odessa College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Paris Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Paris Junior College is a small school located in Paris, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Wharton County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Located in Wharton, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Frank Phillips College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. 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.
Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 31 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 9 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #13. Temple, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Lamar State College - Orange landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Orange, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Navarro College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Lee College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Baytown, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Alvin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Alvin Community College is located in Alvin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #20, Southwestern Assemblies of God University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Texarkana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. Texarkana, Texas 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.
Collin County Community College District came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 7 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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South Plains College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas list. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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