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Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.

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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree social sciences programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #9, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
West Virginia 788
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Mississippi 722
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210

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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