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2023 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$52,218 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 19 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #169 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Master's in General Social Sciences

Our analysis found Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full General Social Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Maryland 66
New Jersey 28

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 2 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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