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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$35,771 Avg Salary
$24,524 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.

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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for general social sciences students. Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Social Sciences majors at SNHU take out an average of $35,384 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

The excellent online programs at Massachusetts Bay Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maine at Augusta. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. UMA is a small public school located in the distant town of Augusta.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Maine at Augusta Report

#4

Assumption University

Worcester, MA

The excellent online programs at Assumption University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Holy Apostles College and Seminary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Cromwell, Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Granite State College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general social sciences programs. GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

Full General Social Sciences at Granite State College Report

Explore the most popular online general social sciences schools 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 6 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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