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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Georgia

15 Colleges
$33,905 Avg Salary
$26,895 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

With 456 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #12 most popular major in Georgia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Georgia 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in Georgia for social sciences students. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great place for social sciences students. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Georgia list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 15 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Out of the 15 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

University of West Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Columbus State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#8

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University 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 medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University 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. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social sciences programs. KSU Georgia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
Florida 594
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
North Carolina 572
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 80
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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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