Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools
General Social Sciences is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more general social sciences students than other colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in general social sciences at each of the 43 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Most Popular Schools for General Social Sciences in the United States
Below are the most popular general social sciences schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
Top 25 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools
No school graduates more general social sciences students than University Of Chicago this year. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 740 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school.
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Georgetown University ranks #2 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 230 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Emory University one of the most popular schools for general social sciences. Set in the city of Atlanta, Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 213 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Columbia University In The City Of New York ranks #4 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 185 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Harvard University came in at #5 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Harvard University graduated around 139 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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Brown University placed #6 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Providence, Brown University is a private not-for-profit university. Brown University graduated around 112 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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Bellevue University placed #7 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 33 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Bard College comes in at #8 for general social sciences this year. Set in the rural area of Annandale-On-Hudson, Bard College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 32 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University landed the #9 spot among the most popular general social sciences schools. Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University is a public school located in the city of Tallahassee. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school.
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Troy University comes in at #10 for general social sciences this year. Located in the town of Troy, Troy University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school.
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University Of California Los Angeles ranked #11 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. University Of California Los Angeles is a public school located in the city of Los Angeles. University Of California Los Angeles graduated around 22 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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Montclair State University ranked #12 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a public university. Montclair State University graduated around 19 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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Cuny Graduate School And University Center ranked #13 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Graduate School And University Center is a public university. This school awarded about 16 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Austin Peay State University comes in at #14 for general social sciences this year. Set in the city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public institution. Austin Peay State University graduated around 13 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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Ohio University Main Campus ranked #15 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. Located in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public university. Ohio University Main Campus graduated around 13 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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The University Of Texas At Dallas comes in at #16 for general social sciences this year. The University Of Texas At Dallas is a public school located in the city of Richardson. This school awarded about 13 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Tulane University Of Louisiana comes in at #17 for general social sciences this year. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane University Of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 13 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school.
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Vanderbilt University placed #18 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 12 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Grambling State University comes in at #19 for general social sciences this year. Set in the town of Grambling, Grambling State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school.
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University Of Colorado Denver ranked #20 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. University Of Colorado Denver is a public school located in the city of Denver. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school.
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Clemson University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson University is a public university. This school awarded about 7 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Northeastern University landed the #22 spot among the most popular general social sciences schools. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Northeastern University graduated around 6 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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California State University Chico comes in at #23 for general social sciences this year. Set in the city of Chico, California State University Chico is a public institution. California State University Chico graduated around 5 general social sciences students in the most recent data year.
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University Of Connecticut placed #24 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. University Of Connecticut is a public school located in the town of Storrs. This school awarded about 5 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Arizona State University comes in at #25 for general social sciences this year. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 4 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 43 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools
These schools also rank among the most popular for general social sciences this year:
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Other General Social Sciences Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.