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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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$52,218 Avg Salary

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

General Social Sciences is the #44 most popular major in Maryland with 428 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 55% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Full General Social Sciences at Towson University Report

#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in Maryland. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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 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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