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2023 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Finding the Best Social Sciences Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

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.

The Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs 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 Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Social Sciences

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Thomas Nelson Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, TNCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Lane College

Jackson, TN

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lane College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
West Virginia 788
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Mississippi 722
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210

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 4 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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