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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 9th in Illinois. In fact, 5,866 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 41% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 46 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 726 students majoring in social sciences at UChicago, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 570 students majoring in social sciences at Northwestern, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 314 students majoring in social sciences at UIC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 66% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul 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 #6 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 68% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 32% are male.

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Illinois State 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very 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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Northern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#10

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, IL

Wheaton College Illinois 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,941
Michigan 4,213
Ohio 4,915
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.

  • 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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