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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 865 degrees and certificates from a Delaware school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Delaware to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Delaware to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Delaware. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

Women make up 86% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delaware State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware list. Del State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Dover.

About 73% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Social Sciences at Delaware State University Report

#4

Wesley College

Dover, DE

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wesley College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Delaware. Wesley College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dover.

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Out of the 5 schools in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Delaware landed the # 5 spot on the list. Strayer University - Delaware is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Newark.

Full Social Sciences at Strayer University - Delaware Report

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,601
Pennsylvania 8,021
New York 17,106
Maryland 5,314
District of Columbia 4,643

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 5 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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