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2023 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools

11 Colleges
$41,177 Avg Salary
$22,529 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society School for You

In 2020-2021, 198 people earned a degree or certificate in science, technology and society, making the major the #225 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Science, Technology & Society Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Science, Technology & Society Colleges.

Top 10 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools

Our analysis found Massachusetts Institute of Technology to be the best school for science, technology and society students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Science, Technology & Society Schools list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgetown University is a great place for science, technology and society students. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for science, technology and society students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best science, technology and society schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

With a ranking of #6, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s best schools for science, technology and society students. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for science, technology and society students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Science, Technology & Society Schools ranking. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best science, technology and society programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Science, Technology & Society Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

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One of 36 majors within the area of study, science, technology and society has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Science, Tech & Society

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).

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