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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in West Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$8,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,986 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #147 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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.

Check out the social sciences programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Social Sciences School

#1

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

Our analysis found Bluefield State College to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. Bluefield State College is a small public school located in the distant town of Bluefield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bluefield State College are $8,434 a year. While working on their degree, social sciences majors at Bluefield State College accumulate an average of around $47,944 in student debt.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Bluefield State College

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools 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
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55

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).

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