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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Texas

30 Colleges
$36,459 Avg Salary
$22,922 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 1,263 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 10th 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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in Texas 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for social sciences students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for social sciences students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas State University is a great place for social sciences students. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Texas. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social sciences programs. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State 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 San Angelo, Angelo State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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 26 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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