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2023 Most Popular Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

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$64,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Other Social Sciences is the #184 most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Most Popular Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the other social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the United States for other social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in other social sciences at Rutgers Newark, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Gannon University

Erie, PA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Gannon University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 56% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

Full Other Social Sciences at Gannon University Report

#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #7, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 50% of the other social sciences majors at the school.

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#7

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for other social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for other social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Full Other Social Sciences at New York University Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree other social sciences programs. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Other Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

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Other 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
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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