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Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

With 259 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #103 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Massachusetts 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 school below is 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 Massachusetts for general social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Boston University Report

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 values are for the top school 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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