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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges
$32,803 Avg Salary
$27,606 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 26% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $34,870 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine at Augusta. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Holy Apostles College and Seminary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Cromwell, Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Assumption University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#5

Granite State College

Concord, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.

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Explore the most popular online general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 259
Connecticut 21
New Hampshire 140
Maine 5
Rhode Island 27
Vermont 16

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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 averages are for the top 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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