by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Social Sciences is the 263rd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 126 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 73 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other social sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. UT Chattanooga is a public institution located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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 92%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of West Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Warren Wilson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Warren Wilson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Agnes Scott College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Virginia Wesleyan College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buckhannon, West Virginia. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ouachita Baptist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
St. Andrews University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Lyon College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lyon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Transylvania University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lexington, Kentucky 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 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Carson - Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mary Baldwin University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Staunton, Virginia 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 2020-2021.
Birmingham Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Birmingham Southern College is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Wesleyan University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Other Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Beach, Virginia 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 2020-2021.
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