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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

About 66% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 34% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in social sciences at Sinclair Community College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Bay Mills Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Brimley, BMCC is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Columbus State Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Columbus State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Women make up 67% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lansing Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lansing.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at Lansing Community College Report

James A Rhodes State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

Full Social Sciences at James A Rhodes State College Report

Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,941
Michigan 4,213
Ohio 4,915
Illinois 5,866
Wisconsin 3,504

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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 6 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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