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2023 Most Popular Other Social Sciences Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Other Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 19 degrees and certificates were awarded to other social sciences students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #209 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Other Social Sciences Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Social Sciences Colleges.

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the most popular school for other social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

The excellent programs at Virginia Tech helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other social sciences schools in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#3

Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Virginia Wesleyan University is a great place for other social sciences students. VWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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#3

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mary Baldwin University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Social Sciences Schools in Virginia list. Mary Baldwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Staunton.

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Best Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
North Carolina 4
Florida 10
Tennessee 21
Kentucky 0
South Carolina 7
Louisiana 16
Arkansas 1
Alabama 17
West Virginia 2

One of 12 majors within the area of study, other social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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