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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region

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$35,797 Avg Salary
$22,656 Avg Student Debt

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Online 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. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for social sciences students pursuing an online degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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The excellent online programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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Explore the most popular online social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
Texas 1,263
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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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