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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

17 Colleges
$42,983 Avg Salary
$23,797 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 1,789 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 8th 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Massachusetts. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Social Sciences at Boston University Report

#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Massachusetts. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Full Social Sciences at Northeastern University Report

#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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#7

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#9

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell 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 small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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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
Rhode Island 105
Connecticut 279
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 17 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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