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2023 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

84 Colleges
$35,065 Avg Salary
$23,480 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in the Great Lakes Region for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at DePauw University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Denison University

Granville, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Denison University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Granville.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of River Falls, UW - River Falls is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

With a ranking of #8, Kenyon College did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Kenyon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Gambier.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

Oberlin College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Oberlin.

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#12

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, IL

With a ranking of #12, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Social Sciences students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
14 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
15 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
16 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN

Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,941
Michigan 4,213
Ohio 4,915
Illinois 5,866
Wisconsin 3,504

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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