2025 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #9 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 419 master's degrees in social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of social sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Sciences in North Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for social sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

156 Annual Graduates

Duke University is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in social sciences. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a master’s in social sciences from Duke University

2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social sciences needs to check out University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in social sciences. UNC Charlotte is a very large public university located in the city of Charlotte.More information about a master’s in social sciences from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

4

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from North Carolina State University

5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

6

Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.More information about a master’s in social sciences from Fayetteville State University

7

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from East Carolina University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	48
Florida	34	470
Virginia	33	479
Georgia	32	346
Tennessee	32	129
Kentucky	31	96
West Virginia	30	69
Alabama	30	210
Louisiana	30	116
South Carolina	30	52
Arkansas	30	43

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	159
International Relations & National Security	70
Sociology	70
Political Science & Government	58
Anthropology	32
Geography & Cartography	30

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	663
Communication & Journalism	415
English Language & Literature	314
History	124
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	120
Philosophy & Religious Studies	101
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	96
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	76
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	35

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.