by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 59 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,090 and $23,323 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evangel University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Missouri State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 17 ’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 5 students 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rockhurst University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri ranking. Rockhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #7. Webster University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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