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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools

43 Colleges
$32,991 Avg Salary
$24,438 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Social Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the United States

Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

The excellent programs at Emory University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general social sciences programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Social Sciences Schools ranking. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #8, Citadel Military College of South Carolina did quite well on this year’s best schools for general social sciences students. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

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#9

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general social sciences programs. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Schools list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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General Social Sciences by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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