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2023 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the United States for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit 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 Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Mercer is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #10, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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General Social Sciences by Region

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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 24 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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