2021 Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
3Colleges
75Bachelor's Degrees
$21,897Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
General Social Sciences is the #133 most popular major in Texas with 75 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Houston - Downtown tops the 2021 list of our schools in Texas that are best for non-traditional general social sciences students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population. UH Downtown also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in Texas rankings.
The student loan default rate at UH Downtown is lower than is typical, just 0.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,159 students at UH Downtown that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,391 part time students in attendance at UH Downtown.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Texas. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in Texas ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. There are roughly 12,105 part time students in attendance at UNT.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a very large student population. UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in Texas rankings.
The student loan default rate at UT Rio Grande Valley is lower than is typical, just 0.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 16,522 students take at least one class online at UT Rio Grande Valley. 10,418 of UT Rio Grande Valley students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 3 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
General Social Sciences is the #133 most popular major in Texas with 75 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
