2024 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

an associate degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #7 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,601 associate degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Associate Degree

The social sciences associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a associate 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt social sciences students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Social Sciences in the Southeast Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for social sciences students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Social Sciences

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

507 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northern Virginia Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in social sciences. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Annandale.More information about a associate in social sciences from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Thomas Nelson Community College
Hampton, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

247 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in social sciences needs to take a look at Thomas Nelson Community College. TNCC is a medium-sized public college located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.More information about a associate in social sciences from Thomas Nelson Community College

3

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

354 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social sciences has to look into Tidewater Community College. Located in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in social sciences from Tidewater Community College

Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	37	34
Georgia	34	74
Virginia	34	1,489
Arkansas	33	1
Florida	32	0
North Carolina	30	1
Tennessee	30	2
West Virginia	29	0
Louisiana	26	0
South Carolina	26	0
Alabama	24	0

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	1,517
Sociology	53
Political Science & Government	28
Geography & Cartography	2

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	132,695
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	1,588
Theology & Religious Vocations	349
Communication & Journalism	260
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	155
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	114
Philosophy & Religious Studies	110
English Language & Literature	106
History	102

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann. More about our data sources and methodologies.