2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 8,901 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
The Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Texas to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Angelo State University the best value school in Texas for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Angelo State is a large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,186 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Texas. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Clear Lake are $7,698 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH Clear Lake is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in Texas.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tarleton State University is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tarleton is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Stephenville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarleton are $7,790 a year.
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Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the rural area of San Antonio, Texas A&M San Antonio is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M San Antonio are $9,093 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SHSU are $8,960 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SHSU also did well on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.
UTSA undergraduate students pay an average of $9,231 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Houston landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH are $9,699 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UH Downtown are $7,338 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,347 |
New Mexico | 831 |
Oklahoma | 1,373 |
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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 |
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
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 25 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).
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