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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 the Southeast region, there were 36,271 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,349 and $24,511 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,601 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful social sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 507 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 354 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 35 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Reynolds Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 317 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Hampton, Virginia, and it awarded 247 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Georgia Military College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 51 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
East Mississippi Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 17 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, East Georgia State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. East Georgia State College is a small public school situated in Swainsboro, Georgia. It awarded 10 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 9 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Andrew College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Andrew College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cuthbert, Georgia. It awarded 6 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Gordon State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Gordon is located in Barnesville, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Itawamba Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Lane College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Jackson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Edgecombe Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Edgecombe Community College is a small public school situated in Tarboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Middle Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Arkansas Northeastern College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Blytheville, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Roane State Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Roane State Community College is a public institution located in Harriman, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Life University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Life University is a small school located in Marietta, Georgia that handed out 1 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Coahoma Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #20, Strayer University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Belhaven University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Belhaven is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 33 associates’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.
Strayer University - West Virginia ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Scott Depot, West Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Georgia landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Georgia Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Central Georgia Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Warner Robins, Georgia. It awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Mississippi came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Strayer University - Mississippi is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - South Carolina came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small private for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Liberty University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 333 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Strayer University - Arkansas is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #20, Strayer University - Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - North Carolina came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Morrisville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Cumberland University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Lebanon, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 565 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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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