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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida

15 Colleges
$32,578 Avg Salary
$22,076 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

With 594 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #13 most popular major in Florida.

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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 Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Florida to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Florida. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida ranking. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, The University of West Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. UWF is a large public school located in the city of Pensacola.

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The University of Tampa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Florida ranking. UT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tampa.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
North Carolina 572
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
Georgia 456
South Carolina 80
Louisiana 163
West Virginia 86
Kentucky 150
Arkansas 47
Alabama 263

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 15 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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