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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools in New Jersey

2 Colleges
$28,608 Avg Salary
$13,293 Avg Student Debt

General Social Sciences is the #33 most popular major in New Jersey with 738 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at TESU accumulate an average of around $20,995 in student debt.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Thomas Edison State University

#2

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The excellent online programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Essex is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Social Sciences majors at Essex take out an average of $7,570 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full General Social Sciences at Essex County College Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 265
New York 1,113
Maryland 428
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 147

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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