Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Alabama to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,649 degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Social Sciences Schools in Alabama.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The University of Alabama is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 630 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $26,897.
Auburn University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Auburn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 194 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Auburn University make $6,322 more than the typical social sciences student.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #260 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 140 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $27,112.
University of North Alabama is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 81 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $29,147 in the first couple years of working.
TROY is a large public university located in the remote town of Troy. This university ranks 16th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 219 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Troy University make $4,839 more than the standard social sciences graduate.
Located in the small suburb of Jacksonville, Jacksonville State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 18th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 55 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Jacksonville State University in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Jacksonville State University earn $2,360 more than the standard social sciences graduate.
USA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Mobile. This university ranks 8th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were about 70 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program make about $19,967 in the first couple years of their career.
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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Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
