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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Ohio 575
Wisconsin 518
Michigan 441

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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