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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland

10 Colleges
$65,719 Avg Salary
$17,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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 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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular school in Maryland for general social sciences students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

On average, social sciences graduates from UMGC take out $24,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Frederick Community College is a great place for general social sciences students. Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Frederick.

On average, social sciences graduates from Frederick Community College take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Frederick Community College

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for general social sciences students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Towson University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#6

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #6, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Coppin State University

#7

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general social sciences programs. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the small suburb of Frostburg.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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#9

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#9

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general social sciences programs. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools 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 10 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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