2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You
With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region
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Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in the Southwest Region for social sciences students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out of the 46 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Texas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
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Rice University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.
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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 465 |
| Texas | 1,263 |
| Oklahoma | 93 |
| New Mexico | 106 |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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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