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 6 schools in Arizona 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 3,457 degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Sciences Schools in Arizona ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 1021 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe get an earnings boost of approximately $3,721 over the average earnings of social sciences majors.
University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social sciences. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 714 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at University of Arizona earn $4,940 more than the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is difficult to beat Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a degree in social sciences. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 502 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. After graduating, social sciences degree recipients typically make around $30,444 in the first five years of their career.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social sciences. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Prescott. This university ranks 6th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 86 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Prescott in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $38,978 for their early career.
ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 836 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong earn $2,298 more than the typical social sciences student.
Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. After graduation, social sciences degree recipients typically earn around $37,086 in the first five 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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The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. 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.
