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2023 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Florida

11 Colleges
$53,732 Avg Salary

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

With 594 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #13 most popular major in Florida.

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The Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Florida to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of South Florida - Main Campus to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#3

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.

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Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of West Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UWF is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pensacola.

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#8

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of North Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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Florida International University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
North Carolina 572
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
Georgia 456
South Carolina 80
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 86
Kentucky 150
Arkansas 47
Alabama 263

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 11 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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