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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$40,930 Avg Salary
$23,754 Avg Student Debt

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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular online school in the New England Region for social sciences students. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Social Sciences at Harvard University Report

The excellent online programs at Southern New Hampshire University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the New England Region . SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University

#3

Unity College

Unity, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Unity College is a great place for social sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the remote area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Social Sciences at Unity College Report

#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for social sciences students pursuing an online degree. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Full Social Sciences at Salve Regina University Report

Explore the most popular online social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,789
Rhode Island 105
Connecticut 279
New Hampshire 138
Maine 37
Vermont 85

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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 6 schools only.

  • 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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