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Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

36 Colleges
$35,904 Avg Salary
$24,673 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online programs were the most popular 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 Fort Hays State University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Plains States Region . FHSU is a large public school located in the town of Hays.

On average, social sciences graduates from FHSU take out $31,998 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The excellent online programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, social sciences graduates from Bellevue University take out $35,945 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great place for social sciences students pursuing an online degree. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Social Sciences majors at UMSL take out an average of $23,486 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

The excellent online programs at Upper Iowa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from UIU carry an average student debtload of $32,051.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Social Sciences majors at K -State take out an average of $25,799 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $276.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at UMKC accumulate an average of around $20,861 in student debt.

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#8

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $22,436. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $350.

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#10

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
Missouri 2,156
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

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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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