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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.

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The Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 104 schools in the Southwest Region 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 The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 965 students majoring in social sciences at UT Austin, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 849 students majoring in social sciences at Texas A&M College Station, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 654 students majoring in social sciences at ASU - Skysong, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Women make up 45% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

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

About 48% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Northern Arizona University 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 #7 on the list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

Of the 466 students majoring in social sciences at NAU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 58% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

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University of North Texas 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 #9 on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

About 58% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 42% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

About 53% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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 #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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With a ranking of #12, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 315 students majoring in social sciences at UNM, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #14, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 58% are male.

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#15

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. TCU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

Of the 244 students majoring in social sciences at TCU, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Baylor University Waco, TX
17 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
18 Rice University Houston, TX
19 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
20 Texas A&M University - San Antonio San Antonio, TX

Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,347
Texas 8,901
New Mexico 831
Oklahoma 1,373

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 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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