2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools
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 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the United States
Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the United States for general social sciences students. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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The excellent programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for general social sciences students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools list. GSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Grambling.
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Utica College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, Troy University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
With a ranking of #11, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Humboldt State University | Arcata, CA |
| 13 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 13 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 16 | Mercer University | Macon, GA |
| 16 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL |
General Social Sciences by Region
View the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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