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Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in West Virginia

3 Colleges
$20,986 Avg Salary
$47,944 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #147 most popular major in West Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Schools in West Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in West Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges.

#1

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

Our analysis found West Liberty University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in West Virginia. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

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#2

Bluefield State College

Bluefield, WV

The excellent programs at Bluefield State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in West Virginia. Bluefield State College is a small public school located in the town of Bluefield.

Social Sciences majors at Bluefield State College take out an average of $47,944 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Virginia Wesleyan College is a great place for general social sciences students. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Buckhannon.

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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
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55

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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