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2023 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

42 Colleges
$35,460 Avg Salary
$24,793 Avg Student Debt

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

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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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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.

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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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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

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.

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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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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

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