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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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$35,065 Avg Salary
$23,480 Avg Student Debt

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

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.

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 West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in West Virginia 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.

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the most popular school in West Virginia for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in West Virginia. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fairmont State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

About 44% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#4

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Shepherd University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in West Virginia. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the fringe town of Shepherdstown.

Of the 44 students majoring in social sciences at Shepherd University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#5

Concord University

Athens, WV

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Concord University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in West Virginia. Located in the town of Athens, Concord University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in social sciences at Concord University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

With a ranking of #6, Marshall University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

Of the 38 students majoring in social sciences at Marshall University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Davis & Elkins College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Elkins, D&E is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Buckhannon.

Of the 15 students majoring in social sciences at West Virginia Wesleyan, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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West Virginia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#10

University of Charleston

Charleston, WV

University of Charleston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Charleston, UC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 17% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Mississippi 722
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210

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 16 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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