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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$56,966 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,803 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 269 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #58 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Tennessee. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vanderbilt are $56,966 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences majors at Vanderbilt accumulate an average of around $14,610 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $587.

Vanderbilt also took the #1 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee rankings.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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