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Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

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13 Ranked Colleges
6% Top School Degree Focus

General Social Sciences is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in general social sciences than other colleges that offer the major.

College Factual ranked the 13 general social sciences schools in the New England Region by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.

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Most Focused Schools for General Social Sciences in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the most focused on general social sciences in the New England Region, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.

Top 13 Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools

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Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA

Roxbury Community College tops our list of the most focused general social sciences schools. Roxbury Community College is a public school located in the city of Roxbury Crossing. About 6% of the degrees Roxbury Community College awards are in general social sciences, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for Roxbury Community College

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Brown University is one of the most focused general social sciences schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Brown University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. General Social Sciences accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 175 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Brown University

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Massachusetts Bay Community College is one of the most focused general social sciences schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Bay Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in general social sciences, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Massachusetts Bay Community College

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #4 on our list of the most focused general social sciences schools. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit university. General Social Sciences accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 302 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Harvard University

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A rank of #5 makes Massasoit Community College one of the most focused schools for general social sciences. Massasoit Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Brockton. General Social Sciences accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general social sciences report for Massasoit Community College

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Providence College
Providence, RI

Providence College placed #6 for general social sciences by degree focus. Located in the city of Providence, Providence College is a private not-for-profit university. General Social Sciences accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Providence College

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University Of Maine At Augusta placed #7 for general social sciences by degree focus. Located in the town of Augusta, University Of Maine At Augusta is a public university. General Social Sciences accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for University Of Maine At Augusta

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Roger Williams University landed the #8 spot among the most focused general social sciences schools. Set in the suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees Roger Williams University awards are in general social sciences, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for Roger Williams University

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Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #9 for general social sciences focus this year. Southern New Hampshire University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester. About 0.4% of the degrees Southern New Hampshire University awards are in general social sciences, or about 173 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for Southern New Hampshire University

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University Of Massachusetts Boston placed #10 for general social sciences by degree focus. University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public school located in the city of Boston. General Social Sciences accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Capital Community College comes in at #11 for general social sciences focus this year. Located in the city of New Britain, Capital Community College is a public university. About 0.2% of the degrees Capital Community College awards are in general social sciences, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Capital Community College

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University Of Connecticut placed #12 for general social sciences by degree focus. University Of Connecticut is a public school located in the town of Storrs. About 0.2% of the degrees University Of Connecticut awards are in general social sciences, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for University Of Connecticut

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Northeastern University ranked #13 on our list of the most focused general social sciences schools. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in general social sciences, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full general social sciences report for Northeastern University

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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