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

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Southeast 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Central Florida to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Women make up 57% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great place for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 35% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Of the 422 students majoring in social sciences at UNC Charlotte, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Georgia State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

About 63% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Kennesaw State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Of the 287 students majoring in social sciences at KSU Georgia, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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American Public University System 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 #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 211 students majoring in social sciences at Liberty University, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 61% 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 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 25 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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