by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Social Sciences is the 44th most popular major in the country with 16,867 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,453 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 master’s degree general social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Grambling State University is a public institution located in Grambling, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 26 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hollins University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Hollins is a small school located in Roanoke, Virginia that handed out 0 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #5 spot on the list. Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a small public school situated in Charleston, South Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Citadel Military College of South Carolina
With a ranking of #6, Mercer University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Troy University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Jacksonville University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 23 masters’s general social sciences 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%.
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