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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$62,624 Avg Salary

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

With 312 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #14 most popular major in Missouri.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Missouri to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

Check out the social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Social Sciences

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 96
Minnesota 235
Iowa 73
North Dakota 31
Nebraska 224
South Dakota 29

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

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

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 2 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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