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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 1,263 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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 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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas 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 Texas

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

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the # 5 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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University of North Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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