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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

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

In 2020-2021, 3,347 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arizona to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Cochise County Community College District to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Arizona. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

Of the 17 students majoring in social sciences at Cochise College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Estrella Mountain Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mesa Community College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in social sciences at Mesa Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rio Salado College is a great place for social sciences students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 8,901
New Mexico 831
Oklahoma 1,373

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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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