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Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. 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.

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 Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the Plains States 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 school below is the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Saint Louis University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Saint Louis University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 60
Kansas 85
Iowa 36
Nebraska 243
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 24

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).

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