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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 185 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for general social sciences students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Chicago Report

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

North Central College

Naperville, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Central College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois list. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.

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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full General Social Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Ohio 24
Indiana 1

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 4 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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