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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$62,624 Avg Salary

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

With 1,111 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #11 most popular major in Illinois.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois

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

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Social Sciences

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 5 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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