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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina” ranking.
General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across South Carolina, there were 64 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,308 and $34,361 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general social sciences.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Beaufort. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina list. USCB is a small public school situated in Bluffton, South Carolina. It awarded 33 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University of South Carolina - Beaufort
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allen University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina list. Allen University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Charleston Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina list. CSU is a small school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 10 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Wesleyan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina. Southern Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 4 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina. The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
South Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in South Carolina ranking. South Carolina State University is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Carolina State University General Social Sciences Report
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