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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #153 in the country. In fact 745 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 74% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Bellevue University

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Full General Social Sciences at Webster University Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 10
Iowa 6
Nebraska 115
North Dakota 0

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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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