2025 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

General Social Sciences is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #72 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 bachelor's degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general social sciences.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

1

Radford University
Radford, VA

20 Annual Graduates

Radford University is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the fringe town of Radford, Radford is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Radford University

2

Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

17 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Liberty University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	563
Tennessee	460	269
North Carolina	453	114
Georgia	453	17
South Carolina	370	60
Kentucky	331	52
Alabama	320	71
Louisiana	306	17
Arkansas	294	16
Mississippi	275	34
West Virginia	223	14

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the General Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.