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Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

13 Ranked Colleges
382 General Social Sciences Graduations

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 13 schools in Massachusetts that offer the program.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most general social sciences students in Massachusetts.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Leading the list of the most popular general social sciences schools is Harvard University. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 302 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school. Read the full general social sciences report for Harvard University

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Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #2 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Bay Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 26 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Massachusetts Bay Community College

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University Of Massachusetts Boston is one of the most popular general social sciences schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school. Get the full general social sciences details for University Of Massachusetts Boston

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Massasoit Community College is one of the most popular general social sciences schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public university. Massasoit Community College graduated around 13 general social sciences students in the most recent data year. Get the full general social sciences details for Massasoit Community College

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Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing, MA

A rank of #5 makes Roxbury Community College one of the most popular schools for general social sciences. Roxbury Community College is a public school located in the city of Roxbury Crossing. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school. Read the full general social sciences report for Roxbury Community College

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Northeastern University comes in at #6 for general social sciences this year. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 6 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for Northeastern University

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University Of Massachusetts Lowell ranked #7 on our list of the most popular general social sciences schools. University Of Massachusetts Lowell is a public school located in the suburb of Lowell. University Of Massachusetts Lowell graduated around 3 general social sciences students in the most recent data year. Get the full general social sciences details for University Of Massachusetts Lowell

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American International College placed #8 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Springfield, American International College is a private not-for-profit institution. American International College graduated around 1 general social sciences students in the most recent data year. Read the full general social sciences report for American International College

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College comes in at #9 for general social sciences this year. Set in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 1 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year. Get the full general social sciences details for Boston College

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Clark University
Worcester, MA

Clark University landed the #10 spot among the most popular general social sciences schools. Located in the city of Worcester, Clark University is a private not-for-profit university. Clark University graduated around 1 general social sciences students in the most recent data year. Read the full general social sciences report for Clark University

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Suffolk University placed #11 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 general social sciences degrees in the most recent year. See more about general social sciences at Suffolk University

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University Of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #12 for general social sciences this year. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school. Read the full general social sciences report for University Of Massachusetts Amherst

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Westfield State University placed #13 for general social sciences by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in general social sciences from this school. See more about general social sciences at Westfield State University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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