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2023 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Georgia

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$53,732 Avg Salary

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

With 456 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #12 most popular major in Georgia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Georgia. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

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#4

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Augusta University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Georgia. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer 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 Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Columbus State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

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University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social sciences programs. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

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#9

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Georgia 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 #10 on the list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
Florida 594
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
North Carolina 572
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 80
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

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 13 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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