2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences
128
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$24,118
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value General Social Sciences School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in general social sciences, making the major the #67 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences ranking looked at 128 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those social sciences schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Social Sciences Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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2024 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the United States
Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bellevue University. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue. On top of its placing in our value rankings, Bellevue University also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Bellevue University is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $17,110. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Bellevue University is $79,048. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Our rankings recognize University of Maryland Global Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi. In addition to its great value ranking, UMGC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Schools list.
If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Florida State University earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. On top of its placing in our value rankings, Florida State also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Florida State is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $27,060. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Florida State is $113,652. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the distant town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UW - River Falls also claimed a spot on our Best General Social Sciences Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
At UW - River Falls, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $20,436. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - River Falls be around $90,123. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Thomas Edison State University earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Our rankings recognize University of North Dakota as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UND also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Schools list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
It takes the average student at UND about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $22,664 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $103,348 to get a bachelor’s degree from UND. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population. USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Schools list.
The average student at USF Tampa graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $22,729. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from USF Tampa is $96,598. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southeast Missouri State University. Located in the small city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
It takes the average student at Southeast Missouri State University about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,605. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University be around $96,790. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Troy University earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.
It takes the average student at TROY about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $21,546 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from TROY is $98,896. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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California State University - Stanislaus landed the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value general social sciences schools. Located in the small suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
At Stan State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.9 years, and it costs about $22,652 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Stan State be around $110,768. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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