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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

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

In 2020-2021, 279 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Connecticut 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.

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

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 46% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

#3

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 54% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 63% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Social Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Central Connecticut State University

#6

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #6, Trinity College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

Full Social Sciences at Trinity College Report

#6

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social sciences programs. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Wesleyan University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 7 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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