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

13 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.

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The Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which online bachelor's 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 654 students majoring in social sciences at ASU - Skysong, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Women make up 62% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Sam Houston State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#4

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 44% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 64% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 45% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#9

LeTourneau University

Longview, TX

With a ranking of #9, LeTourneau University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their online bachelor’s degree. LETU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Longview.

Of the 10 students majoring in social sciences at LETU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Concordia University, Texas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Lakeway, Concordia University, Texas is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 61% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,347
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

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 13 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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