2023 Most Popular 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,331 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Sciences
Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 60% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 40% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the United States. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.
Women make up 55% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the United States. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Women make up 58% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.
About 57% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 1,558 students majoring in social sciences at Florida State, 51% are male and 49% are female.
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University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Women make up 57% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of California - Riverside came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.
Women make up 58% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 52% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 47% are male.
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University of California - San Diego landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Women make up 45% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
Women make up 57% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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George Washington University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,159 students majoring in social sciences at GWU, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
About 45% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.
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University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
About 57% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Of the 1,081 students majoring in social sciences at U-M, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 1,073 students majoring in social sciences at UMN Twin Cities, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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University of Oregon landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 973 students majoring in social sciences at UO, 55% are male and 45% are female.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
Women make up 42% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Of the 957 students majoring in social sciences at UNC Chapel Hill, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 47% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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New York University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 54% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 46% are male.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 63% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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Florida International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 891 students majoring in social sciences at FIU, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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Michigan State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 43% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 57% are male.
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Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1331 different United States social sciences schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Social Sciences by Region
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Social Sciences Related Majors
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.
- 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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