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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 517 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,400 and $17,717 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $11,400 for southwest region bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley General Social Sciences Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe General Social Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,613 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of North Texas.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UT Tyler is $16,995 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler General Social Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH Downtown is $13,592 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Rogers State University

Claremore, Oklahoma

Rogers State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. RSU is a small public school situated in Claremore, Oklahoma. It awarded 34 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RSU also made our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend RSU is $18,955 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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