2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

Ranked #3 in popularity, social sciences is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,138 bachelor's degrees in social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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

Your choice of social sciences for getting your bachelor'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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Sciences in Minnesota

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

10 Top Minnesota Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

834 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Carleton College
Northfield, MN

100 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Carleton College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Carleton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Carleton College

3

St Olaf College
Northfield, MN

151 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social sciences needs to check out St Olaf College. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from St Olaf College

4

Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN

130 Annual Graduates

Macalester College is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Macalester College

5

University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

123 Annual Graduates

UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of St Thomas Minnesota

6

University of Minnesota - Duluth
Duluth, MN

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

163 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from University of Minnesota - Duluth

7

St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN

28 Annual Graduates

St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from St Catherine University

8

Saint Johns University
Collegeville, MN

42 Annual Graduates

SJU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Collegeville.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Saint Johns University

9

College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph, MN

33 Annual Graduates

CSB is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from College of Saint Benedict

10

Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN

80 Annual Graduates

Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Saint Peter.More information about a bachelor’s in social sciences from Gustavus Adolphus College

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	35	1,837
Kansas	33	965
Iowa	32	1,375
South Dakota	31	229
Nebraska	31	606
North Dakota	30	163

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	655
Political Science & Government	539
Sociology	258
International Relations & National Security	122
Anthropology	93
Geography & Cartography	81
Sociology & Anthropology	47
General Social Sciences	40
Urban Studies	40
Other Social Sciences	1

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	1,039
English Language & Literature	656
Theology & Religious Vocations	506
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	475
History	317
Philosophy & Religious Studies	221
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	181
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	162
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	61

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.