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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland

5 Colleges
$65,719 Avg Salary
$17,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #74 most popular major in Maryland with 66 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Pennsylvania 19
New Jersey 28

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

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 5 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).

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