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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 2,116 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 263rd most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 303 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 204 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their other social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The other social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Presque Isle, Maine, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 74 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine Other Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 25 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Clark University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 23 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bard College at Simon’s Rock landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Williams College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Bennington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Plymouth State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 more about Other Social Sciences at Plymouth State University
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Rhode Island ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 more about Other Social Sciences at University of Rhode Island
Boston University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 28 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Castleton University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Castleton is a public institution located in Castleton, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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