2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for general social sciences students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Harvard take out is $23,125.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for general social sciences students. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Social Sciences majors at SNHU take out an average of $35,384 in student loans while working on their egree.
The excellent programs at Massasoit Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Brockton, Massasoit Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from Massasoit Community College carry an average student debt load of $10,612.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Bay Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Wellesley Hills, MassBay Community College is a public 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Providence College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.
With a ranking of #8, Bennington College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general social sciences students. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Roxbury Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Roxbury Community College is a small public school located in the large city of Roxbury Crossing.
University of Connecticut came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 259 |
| Connecticut | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 140 |
| Maine | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 27 |
| Vermont | 16 |
General Social Sciences Related Majors
General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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 34 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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