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Social Science Schools in Virginia

Virginia contains 45 schools that offer social science programs. Washington and Lee University, the highest-ranking social science school in VA, has a total student population of 2,153 and is the 47th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 45 social science schools in Virginia, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Hampden-Sydney College comes out as the most expensive ($26,295/yr), with Tidewater Community College as the lowest recorded at only $4,175/yr.

Social Science students from Virginia schools who go on to become social scientists, legislators, politicians, professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,250 people working as social scientists and related workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,450. Also, Sociologists make on average $76,190 per year and there are about 4,430 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are 80 employed sociologists earning an average yearly salary of $83,000. Social scientists and related workers in this state earn $100,160/yr and there are 3,950 employed.

Also, within the social science schools in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from social science, there are 3782 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Social Science Programs in Virginia

Washington and Lee University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

James Madison University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Richmond

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Mary Washington

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Hollins University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Eastern Mennonite University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hampden-Sydney College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Roanoke College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Sweet Briar College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Randolph-Macon College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lynchburg College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Emory and Henry College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Shenandoah University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marymount University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia Wesleyan College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mary Baldwin College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia State University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Virginia University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

George Mason University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Saint Pauls College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Old Dominion University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Virginia Intermont College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Radford University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Christopher Newport University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Longwood University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Averett University

• Social Science Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Randolph College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bridgewater College

• Social Science Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Liberty University

• Social Science Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Virginia University of Lynchburg

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bluefield College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Norfolk State University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Ferrum College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northern Virginia Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Union University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Averett University-Non-traditional programs

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tidewater Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia Western Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Regent University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Thomas Nelson Community College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Virginia Interesting Facts

• Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
• The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
• Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
• Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
• Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".

Top National Parks in Virginia:

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Famous State Residents:

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See Also

• Social Science Information
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• Online Social Science Schools
• Online Social Science Programs
• Online Social Science Courses
• Online Social Science Certifications

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