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Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

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

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

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

In 2020-2021, 3,347 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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 Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Arizona 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in Arizona for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Women make up 44% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

About 55% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 529 students majoring in social sciences at University of Arizona, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 114 students majoring in social sciences at Grand Canyon University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Embry-Riddle Prescott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Prescott.

Women make up 40% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#7

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College 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. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

Women make up 67% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Arizona Christian 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 #8 on the list. Arizona Christian University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Phoenix.

About 45% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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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