2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
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.
2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland
Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.
Most Popular Maryland Schools for a Master's in General Social Sciences
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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Women make up 55% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.
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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.
Request InformationBest 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 |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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