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Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in West Virginia

2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in West Virginia

2 Colleges
$36,961 Avg Salary
$25,053 Avg Student Debt

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 788 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in West Virginia to see which ones were the most popular online 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 .

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in West Virginia. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at American Military University accumulate an average of around $20,447 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Strayer University - West Virginia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in West Virginia. Located in the suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
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 2 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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