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Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama

8 Colleges
$33,903 Avg Salary
$38,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

With 95 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #99 most popular major in Alabama.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Alabama to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Alabama to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Troy University

Troy, AL

Our analysis found Troy University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Alabama. Located in the town of Troy, TROY is a public school with a large student population.

On average, social sciences graduates from TROY take out $38,125 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Florence.

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The excellent programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Alabama. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Faulkner University

Montgomery, AL

The excellent programs at Faulkner University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Alabama. Faulkner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Montgomery.

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Out of the 8 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Athens State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

University of Mobile

Mobile, AL

With a ranking of #6, University of Mobile did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. Located in the rural area of Mobile, University of Mobile is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

With a ranking of #6, University of Montevallo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. Located in the suburb of Montevallo, Montevallo is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Montevallo Report

#6

Spring Hill College

Mobile, AL

With a ranking of #6, Spring Hill College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Mobile, Spring Hill is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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
Virginia 1,592
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Mississippi 55
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 8 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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