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

2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Women make up 23% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot 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.

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Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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
Mississippi 722
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210
Louisiana 1,534

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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 3 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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