by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 17,338 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,129 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 63 colleges that offer a degree 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wise, Virginia, this small public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Allen University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Allen University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Beaufort landed the #3 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Beaufort is located in Bluffton, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 100 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at North Carolina Central University
Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 245 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 Vanderbilt University
Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Virginia Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 278 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida State University General Social Sciences Report
Kentucky State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. KY State is a public institution located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Bluefield State College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluefield State College is a public institution located in Bluefield, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Bluefield State College
Belhaven University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Belhaven University
West Liberty University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. West Liberty University is a public institution located in West Liberty, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Social Sciences at West Liberty University
Chowan University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
Cumberland University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Cumberland University is a small school located in Lebanon, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Charleston Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Charleston Southern University is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Charleston Southern University
Ferrum College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Ferrum, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Troy University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 99 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of South Florida - Main Campus
Faulkner University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southern Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s social sciences degrees 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 Southern Wesleyan University
Rust College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Holly Springs, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The University of West Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of West Florida General Social Sciences Report
Jacksonville University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Le Moyne - Owen College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Le Moyne - Owen College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Campbell University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Campbell University
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