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Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Syracuse University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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Our 2023 rankings named Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 265
New York 1,113
Maryland 428
New Jersey 738
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 147

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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