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

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$53,732 Avg Salary

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

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #12 most popular major in Maine.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maine 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.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maine.

#1

Unity College

Unity, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Unity College the most popular school in Maine for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote area of Unity, Unity is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in social sciences at Unity, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Maine. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Women make up 20% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at University of Maine Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Maine. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Southern Maine

#3

Thomas College

Waterville, ME

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Thomas College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Maine. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Waterville.

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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
Connecticut 279
New Hampshire 138
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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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