2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
340
Ranked Colleges
31,058
Degrees Awarded
$32,300
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. 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 Southeast region, there were 36,271 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,349 and $24,511 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31,058 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 340 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davidson College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Davidson College is located in Davidson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 193 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampden - Sydney College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Hampden - Sydney is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tougaloo College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Tougaloo College is a small school located in Tougaloo, Mississippi that handed out 40 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tougaloo Social Sciences Report
Out of the 340 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Patrick Henry College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Purcellville, Virginia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Centre College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 106 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Virginia Military Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Lexington, Virginia, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. UVa - Wise is a small public school situated in Wise, Virginia. It awarded 52 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Social Sciences Report
Spelman College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman College is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 103 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #9, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee - The University of the South is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 99 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Allen University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Washington and Lee University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Washington and Lee University is a small school located in Lexington, Virginia that handed out 138 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #12, Simmons College of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Morehouse College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehouse is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 75 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Rhodes College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Rhodes College Social Sciences Report
Furman University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 140 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Lyon College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lyon is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Full Lyon Social Sciences Report
Schiller International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Schiller International University is a private for-profit institution located in Largo, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Hendrix College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hendrix is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full Hendrix Social Sciences Report
Wofford College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Full Wofford Social Sciences Report
Paine College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Paine College Social Sciences Report
Agnes Scott College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Decatur, Georgia, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Agnes Scott College Social Sciences Report
Millsaps College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Millsaps is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full Millsaps Social Sciences Report
William & Mary came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 432 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full William & Mary Social Sciences Report
University of Florida-Online landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 122 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UF Online Social Sciences Report
Lane College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Lane College is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 18 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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