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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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$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.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

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

Women make up 75% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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

Of the 3 students majoring in social sciences at Cal U, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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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