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 the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 205,984 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 8,884 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,904 and $24,673 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 34 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Western Nebraska Community College is a small school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska that handed out 3 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Cloquet, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - West Plains. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in West Plains, Missouri, and it awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Butler Community College is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 9 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Independence Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Independence Community College is a public institution located in Independence, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indian Hills Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Upper Iowa University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 4 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Paul College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Barton County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Barton Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Sioux Falls did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Sioux Falls is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Evangel University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
South Dakota State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in West Burlington, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ellsworth Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kirkwood Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Marshalltown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Nebraska that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Itasca Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Dodge City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Iowa Central Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Fort Dodge, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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