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2023 Most Popular Science, Technology & Society Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Science, Technology & Society Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Science, Technology & Society program at each school on the list.

Check out the science, tech and society doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the most popular school in the United States for science, technology and society students working on their doctor’s degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 9 students majoring in science, tech and society at GMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in science, tech and society at the school are women while 20% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a great place for science, technology and society students working on their doctor’s degree. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Women make up 50% of the science, tech and society majors at the school.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Of the 3 students majoring in science, tech and society at Virginia Tech, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in science, tech and society at Cornell, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 2 students majoring in science, tech and society at MIT, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree science, technology and society programs. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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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 10 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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