by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Mississippi, there were 722 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,456 and $30,215 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 623 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Tougaloo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Tougaloo is located in Tougaloo, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millsaps College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rust College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi. Rust College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Holly Springs, Mississippi. It awarded 13 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 180 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Jackson State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 72 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Social Sciences Report
Belhaven University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking. Belhaven is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 33 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #9. Alcorn State is a small school located in Alcorn State, Mississippi that handed out 13 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi list. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi Valley State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Valley State University Social Sciences Report
Delta State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #12. Delta State University is a small public school situated in Cleveland, Mississippi. It awarded 3 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi University for Women landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking. MUW is a public institution located in Columbus, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
William Carey University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi ranking. William Carey University is a medium-sized school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Strayer University - Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Mississippi list. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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