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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$35,065 Avg Salary
$23,480 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

About 57% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 57 students majoring in social sciences at NLU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in social sciences at WIU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#4

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 83% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#5

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Lakeland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.

Of the 12 students majoring in social sciences at Lakeland, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

About 57% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#6

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College

Saint Mary of the Woods, IN

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Saint Mary of the Woods, SMWC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in social sciences at SMWC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#8

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

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Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 46% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences colleges 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 9 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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