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2023 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools

30 Colleges
$26,170 Avg Salary
$14,781 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the social sciences associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best school in the United States for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rose State College is a great place for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Rosa Junior College is a great place for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Upper Iowa University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

The excellent associate degree programs at Front Range Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the United States. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

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South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools ranking. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their associate degree. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Evansville.

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With a ranking of #8, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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Wright State University - Lake Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Celina, Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

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
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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