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Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

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#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Our analysis found University of Vermont to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

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#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

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

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Brown University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 259
Connecticut 21
New Hampshire 140
Maine 5
Rhode Island 27
Vermont 16

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

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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