2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You
General Social Sciences is the #153 most popular major in the country with 745 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges.
Most Popular New England Region Schools in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in the New England Region for general social sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for general social sciences students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Vermont is a great place for general social sciences students. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a large student population.
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The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bennington College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Bennington.
Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4 |
| Connecticut | 7 |
| Rhode Island | 2 |
| Maine | 0 |
| Vermont | 0 |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 9 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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