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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

13 Ranked Colleges
1,229 Degrees Awarded
$22,278 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 17,338 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,861 and had an average of $23,202 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,489 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,756 and $25,085 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,229 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in general social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree social sciences students.

Top 13 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Nelson Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Thomas Nelson Community College is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 185 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full TNCC General Social Sciences Report

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Reynolds Community College
Richmond, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 313 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Reynolds Community College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 272 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

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

Full Tidewater Community College General Social Sciences Report

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrew College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Andrew College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cuthbert, Georgia. It awarded 2 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Andrew College

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Annandale, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 371 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

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Virginia Western Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 67 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Virginia Western Community College General Social Sciences Report

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East Mississippi Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Scooba, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at EMCC

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Life University
Marietta, Georgia

Life University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Marietta, Georgia, and it awarded 0 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Life University General Social Sciences Report

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Belhaven University
Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social sciences degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Belhaven General Social Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #10, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 associates’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Tulane

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Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tennessee

Cumberland University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at CU

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