2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
360
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36,271
Degrees Awarded
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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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 360 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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Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region social sciences students.
Top 25 Most Focused 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 Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Davidson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davidson, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 193 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Hampden - Sydney College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Hampden - Sydney College is located in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. 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%.
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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 Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Tougaloo College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 360 schools in the Schools 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. Purcellville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Centre College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Danville, Kentucky, and it awarded 106 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Virginia Military Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small public school handed out 104 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Thomas Nelson Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Thomas Nelson Community College is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 247 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Reynolds Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 317 students in 2020-2021.
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Wise, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
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Spelman College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 103 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, 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 89%.
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With a ranking of #11, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 99 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 2.0%, 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%.
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Allen University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Allen University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 13 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Washington and Lee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Washington and Lee University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lexington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 138 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 97%.
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With a ranking of #14, Simmons College of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Morehouse College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 75 diplomas to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Morehouse College Social Sciences Report
Rhodes College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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Furman University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools 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 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lyon College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 29 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Schiller International University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Schiller International University is a small private for-profit school situated in Largo, Florida. It awarded 2 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Hendrix College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Hendrix College is a small school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 41 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
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With a ranking of #21, Wofford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Wofford is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 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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Paine College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified ’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
With a ranking of #23, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 705 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Vanderbilt University Social Sciences Report
Lane College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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Agnes Scott College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students 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 Social Sciences Report
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