2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region
104
Ranked Colleges
10,272
Degrees Awarded
$33,142
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 197,356 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Southwest region, there were 14,260 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,797 and $22,345 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,272 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 104 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree social sciences students.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s social sciences 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. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 104 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region. McMurry University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Out of the 104 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Payne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Brownwood, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. 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.
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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 165 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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Southwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern Social Sciences Report
With a ranking of #8, St. Mary’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 52 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Full St. Mary’s Social Sciences Report
Arizona Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Christian University is a small school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 15 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Christian University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 237 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Rice University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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With a ranking of #12, Wiley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 232 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Texas Lutheran University Social Sciences Report
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 914 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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With a ranking of #16, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 410 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 229 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social sciences degrees to 726 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full UNT Dallas Social Sciences Report
Rogers State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. RSU is a public institution located in Claremore, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Saint Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Dallas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 53 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Dallas Social Sciences Report
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 304 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 89%.
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Texas State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 341 bachelors’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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