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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges
$35,771 Avg Salary
$24,524 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. 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools in General Social Sciences

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for general social sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4
Connecticut 7
Rhode Island 2
Maine 0
Vermont 0

More General Social Sciences Rankings in the New England Region

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 3 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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