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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi

7 Colleges
$26,423 Avg Salary
$44,914 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Mississippi to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Belhaven University the most popular school in Mississippi for general social sciences students. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from Belhaven carry an average student debt load of $44,914.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Belhaven University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi list. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Full General Social Sciences at East Mississippi Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Report

#4

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Delta State University

#5

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi list. William Carey University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hattiesburg.

Full General Social Sciences at William Carey University Report

#6

Rust College

Holly Springs, MS

Rust College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Holly Springs, Rust College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Rust College

Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Mississippi ranking. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

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 7 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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