2023 Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a associate degree.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for social sciences students working on their associate degree. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at South Dakota State are $12,809 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 15% of our Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Upper Iowa University is a great value for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIU are $33,609 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIU also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
Read full report on Social Sciences at Upper Iowa University
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 1,073 |
Minnesota | 2,741 |
Iowa | 1,455 |
South Dakota | 262 |
Missouri | 2,156 |
Nebraska | 833 |
North Dakota | 194 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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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