2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Alabama to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the best value school in Alabama for general social sciences students. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAB are $8,568 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Athens State University is a great value for general social sciences students. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Athens State University are $9,060 a year.
Athens State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Troy University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama list. Located in the remote town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TROY are $9,312 a year. On average, social sciences graduates from TROY take out $38,125 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Out of the 4 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNA are $10,620 per year.
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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 4 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).
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