2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
340
Ranked Colleges
30,024
Degrees Awarded
$32,300
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 197,356 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In , social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,428 and had an average of $22,588 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 35,315 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,349 and $22,533 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30,024 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 340 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
Out of the 340 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Davidson College landed the #1 spot on the list. Davidson College is a small school located in Davidson, North Carolina that handed out 165 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hampden - Sydney College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Hampden - Sydney College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. It awarded 74 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Hampden - Sydney College Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tougaloo College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Tougaloo, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 27 students 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.
Read more about Social Sciences at Tougaloo College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Patrick Henry College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Purcellville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Centre College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Social Sciences at Centre College of Kentucky
Virginia Military Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Military Institute is a small school located in Lexington, Virginia that handed out 88 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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.
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wise, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 55 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Spelman College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spelman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 117 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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Sewanee - The University of the South came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee - The University of the South is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Social Sciences at Sewanee
With a ranking of #10, Allen University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Allen U is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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Washington and Lee University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 148 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Full Washington and Lee Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #12, Simmons College of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Simmons Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 4 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Morehouse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Morehouse College Social Sciences Report
Rhodes College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 88 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Furman University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 102 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.
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Lyon College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Batesville, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Schiller International University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Schiller International University is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Schiller International University Social Sciences Report
Hendrix College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Hendrix College is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Full Hendrix College Social Sciences Report
Wofford College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Wofford College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Wofford College Social Sciences Report
Paine College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Agnes Scott College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Agnes Scott is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Decatur, Georgia. It awarded 53 bachelors’s social sciences degrees 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%.
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Millsaps College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Millsaps College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 24 bachelors’s 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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, William & Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 397 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, 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 93%.
Full William & Mary Social Sciences Report
University of Florida-Online ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. UF Online is a medium-sized public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 94 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full UF Online Social Sciences Report
Lane College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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