2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 612 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences
Our analysis found Claremont McKenna College to be the best school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the United States. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
With a ranking of #6, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.
With a ranking of #7, Bowdoin College did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.
Princeton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Yale University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
University of Notre Dame landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
Pomona College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Pomona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
Northwestern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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Amherst College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Carnegie Mellon University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Stanford University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
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Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Bates College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Washington and Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Wake Forest University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
With a ranking of #24, Colgate University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hamilton.
Bucknell University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 612 different United States social sciences schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Social Sciences students that almost earned our Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Social Sciences by Region
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Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
| Criminology | 11,039 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8,526 |
| Other Social Sciences | 2,414 |
| Urban Studies | 1,507 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 541 |
| Archeology | 339 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 88 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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