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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools in Virginia

3 Colleges
$22,278 Avg Salary
$12,862 Avg Student Debt

With 1,592 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #18 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the most popular online school in Virginia for general social sciences students. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Northern Virginia Community College take out is $11,000.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great place for general social sciences students pursuing an online degree. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at Tidewater Community College accumulate an average of around $12,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Reynolds Community College is a great place for general social sciences students pursuing an online degree. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Reynolds Community College take out is $13,280.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 14

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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 3 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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