2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Social Sciences 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for social sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Out of the 42 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 school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for social sciences students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Marquette University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
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Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small 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 |
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Illinois | 1,111 |
Indiana | 290 |
Ohio | 575 |
Wisconsin | 518 |
Michigan | 441 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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