2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 1,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #18 most popular major in Virginia.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Radford University the best value school in Virginia for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Radford are $11,542 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Georgia | 51 |
North Carolina | 114 |
Florida | 606 |
Tennessee | 269 |
Kentucky | 52 |
South Carolina | 64 |
Louisiana | 59 |
Arkansas | 16 |
Alabama | 95 |
Mississippi | 55 |
West Virginia | 14 |
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General Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 schools 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).
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