by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s” 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 Idaho, there were 764 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,874 and $22,193 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 561 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,020 and $24,050 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s list. Boise State University is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 164 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 103 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 78 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. The College of Idaho is a private not-for-profit institution located in Caldwell, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lewis - Clark State College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Northwest Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in Idaho for a Bachelor’s list. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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