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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas

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

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.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas 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.

#1

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Our analysis found Central Texas College to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Texas. Central Texas College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Killeen.

About 79% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#2

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

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

Women make up 81% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

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

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

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#5

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Navarro College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.

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#6

Temple College

Temple, TX

Temple College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the small city of Temple, Temple College is a public college with a small student population.

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Alvin Community 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 #7 on the list. Alvin is a small public school located in the suburb of Alvin.

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Lamar State College - Orange ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public school with a small student population.

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Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waxahachie.

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Strayer University - Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,347
New Mexico 831
Oklahoma 1,373

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

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

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 12 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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