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Most Popular General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

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

In 2020-2021, 27 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #119 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island.

Our analysis found Roger Williams University to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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
Massachusetts 259
Connecticut 21
New Hampshire 140
Maine 5
Vermont 16

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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