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Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

2023 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

3 Colleges
$32,803 Avg Salary
$27,606 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 95 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #99 most popular major in Alabama.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Alabama to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

#1

Troy University

Troy, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Troy University the best school in Alabama for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences majors at TROY accumulate an average of around $34,288 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Athens State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Alabama. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
Virginia 1,592
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 14

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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