by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking.
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 Virginia, there were 7,674 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,951 and $23,273 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 479 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer 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 virginia master’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia International University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Virginia International University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 172 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hollins University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia. Hollins University is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’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 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Washington. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’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%.
With a ranking of #6, Norfolk State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Norfolk State University is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 122 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 29 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
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 97%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #11, Old Dominion University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and it awarded 11 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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William & Mary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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