2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
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The Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for social sciences students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for social sciences students. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for social sciences students. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Northeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
Clark University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #10, Norwich University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges 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 |
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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