2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region
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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 833 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,880 and $23,105 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 118 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 15 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rogers State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Claremore, Oklahoma, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 Rogers State University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Adventist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Adventist University is a small school located in Keene, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern Adventist University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sul Ross State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Sul Ross
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at UT Tyler
University of Houston - Downtown did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Houston - Downtown General Social Sciences Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley General Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma Panhandle State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma Panhandle State University is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 OPSU
University of North Texas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 26 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%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of North Texas
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at West Texas A&M University
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 10 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Social Sciences at ASU - Tempe
Oklahoma Wesleyan University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. OKWU or OWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at OKWU or OWU
Southern Methodist University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Full Southern Methodist University General Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #12, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Western New Mexico University
University of the Southwest ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 full report on General Social Sciences at USW