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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools

33 Colleges
$24,376 Avg Salary
$10,097 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned a degree or certificate in general social sciences, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the social sciences majors at the school.

On average, social sciences graduates from Northern Virginia Community College take out $13,582 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Social Sciences majors at Tidewater Community College take out an average of $15,798 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the social sciences majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Reynolds Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,971.

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#4

Merced College

Merced, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. Merced Community College District is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Merced.

Women make up 75% of the social sciences majors at the school.

On average, social sciences graduates from Merced Community College District take out $11,013 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of San Mateo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, CSM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 55% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#6

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

Essex County College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Newark, Essex is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 16% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, social sciences majors at Essex accumulate an average of around $8,334 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 27% are male.

On average, social sciences graduates from HACC take out $23,113 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Oklahoma College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Northern Oklahoma College is a small public school located in the remote town of Tonkawa.

Women make up 72% of the social sciences majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, social sciences majors at Northern Oklahoma College accumulate an average of around $12,686 in student debt.

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#9

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for general social sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#10

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills.

About 86% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at MassBay Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $7,285.

Full General Social Sciences at Massachusetts Bay Community College Report

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One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 27 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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