2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 22,292 social sciences students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 465 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Women make up 46% of the social sciences majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
About 48% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the United States. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 59% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 41% are male.
Full Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.
American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 60% of the social sciences majors at the school.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 49% of the social sciences majors at the school.
University of Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Of the 317 students majoring in social sciences at UChicago, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 301 students majoring in social sciences at NYU, 40% are male and 60% are female.
University of Southern California came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 252 students majoring in social sciences at USC, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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Harvard University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 46% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #12, Boston University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 59% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Women make up 44% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Naval Postgraduate School came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.
Women make up 12% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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Brandeis University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 59% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #16, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
About 36% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 64% are male.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 54% of the social sciences majors at the school.
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 49% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Women make up 41% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Full Social Sciences at University of California - San Diego Report
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 49% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #21, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 140 students majoring in social sciences at UCLA, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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Duke University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 42% of the social sciences majors at the school.
University of Arizona landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social sciences programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.
Of the 128 students majoring in social sciences at University of Arizona, 64% are male and 36% are female.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
Of the 127 students majoring in social sciences at UMCP, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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Yale University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 465 different United States social sciences schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Clark University | Worcester, MA |
| 52 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
| 52 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 54 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 55 | Lasell University | Newton, MA |
| 56 | University at Albany | Albany, NY |
| 56 | Princeton University | Princeton, NJ |
| 58 | Rice University | Houston, TX |
| 58 | Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, NH |
| 60 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 60 | Bowling Green State University - Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH |
| 60 | University of California - Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| 60 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
| 64 | Fordham University | Bronx, NY |
| 65 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA |
| 65 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 67 | Angelo State University | San Angelo, TX |
| 67 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 69 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | Denver, CO |
| 69 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
| 69 | University of Florida | Gainesville, FL |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools award.
Social Sciences by Region
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Middle Atlantic |
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| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 25 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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