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Most Popular General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #106 most popular major in Mississippi with 55 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named East Mississippi Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for general social sciences students working on their associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

About 83% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full General Social Sciences at East Mississippi Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great place for general social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in social sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Copiah-Lincoln Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Copiah-Lincoln Community College Report

#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belhaven University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
Virginia 1,592
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
West Virginia 14

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 4 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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