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

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

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.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their associate degree. Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

About 77% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 23% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

About 78% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

About 71% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#4

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Military College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 65% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Women make up 76% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in social sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#6

East Georgia State College

Swainsboro, GA

East Georgia State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for social sciences students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. East Georgia State College is a small public school located in the town of Swainsboro.

Of the 10 students majoring in social sciences at East Georgia State College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in social sciences at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - Mississippi did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Strayer University - Mississippi is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Strayer University - North Carolina landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 19 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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