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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$26,880 Avg Salary
$23,351 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Dallas the best school in the Southwest Region for general social sciences students. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

Full General Social Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7
Arizona 12

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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