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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the most popular school in New Jersey for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 59% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Social Sciences majors at TESU take out an average of $22,910 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full General Social Sciences at Thomas Edison State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

About 77% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full General Social Sciences at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great place for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology

#4

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Saint Peter’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Caldwell University

Caldwell, NJ

Out of the 5 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Caldwell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Caldwell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Caldwell.

Full General Social Sciences at Caldwell University Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 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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