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Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #55 most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Chicago

Out of the 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Full General Social Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 230
Ohio 85
Illinois 196
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 42

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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