2024 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Ranked #3 in popularity, social sciences is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 623 bachelor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The social sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt social sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Sciences in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

180 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

172 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social sciences needs to take a look at University of Mississippi. Ole Miss is a fairly large public university located in the town of University.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Mississippi

3

Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS

40 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in social sciences needs to check out Tougaloo College. Tougaloo is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Tougaloo.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Tougaloo College

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	4,635
Florida	34	7,568
Virginia	34	5,504
Alabama	33	1,377
Georgia	33	3,402
West Virginia	32	702
Tennessee	32	2,021
South Carolina	32	1,796
Kentucky	31	1,194
Louisiana	31	1,371
Arkansas	30	849

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	268
Sociology	94
International Relations & National Security	58
Economics	49
Anthropology	39
General Social Sciences	34
Geography & Cartography	11

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	780
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	581
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	252
English Language & Literature	236
History	178
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	124
Theology & Religious Vocations	65
Philosophy & Religious Studies	36
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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