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Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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$52,218 Avg Salary

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

With 2 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #110 most popular major in Rhode Island.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Our 2023 rankings named Roger Williams University the most popular school in Rhode Island for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full General Social Sciences at Roger Williams University Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in Rhode Island. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Brown University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 4
Connecticut 7
Maine 0
Vermont 0

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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