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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Indiana

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #245 most popular major in Indiana with 8 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Indiana to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern Indiana to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Southeast the most popular school in Indiana for general social sciences students. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Indiana list. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

The excellent programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Indiana. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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#5

Manchester University

North Manchester, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Manchester University is a great place for general social sciences students. Located in the town of North Manchester, Manchester University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Calumet College of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Indiana list. CCSJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Whiting.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for general social sciences students. Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 230
Ohio 85
Illinois 196
Wisconsin 42

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

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 8 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).

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