2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 113 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in the New England Region for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 43% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Out of the 113 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 59% are male.
Out of the 113 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 754 students majoring in social sciences at Boston U, 42% are male and 58% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
Of the 663 students majoring in social sciences at Boston College, 54% are male and 46% are female.
Out of the 113 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Of the 501 students majoring in social sciences at Tufts, 56% are male and 44% are female.
Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 48% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 47% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Northeastern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 382 students majoring in social sciences at Northeastern, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Brown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Women make up 54% of the social sciences majors at the school.
Yale University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 353 students majoring in social sciences at Yale, 54% are male and 46% are female.
With a ranking of #11, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
Of the 329 students majoring in social sciences at SNHU, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 48% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.
Of the 316 students majoring in social sciences at UNH, 46% are male and 54% are female.
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University of Rhode Island 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 #14 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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College of the Holy Cross 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. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.
Women make up 46% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #16, Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.
Women make up 48% of the social sciences majors at the school.
With a ranking of #16, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 272 students majoring in social sciences at Brandeis, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Social Sciences students in the New England Region that almost earned our Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT |
| 19 | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT |
| 20 | Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, CT |
| 21 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME |
| 22 | Trinity College | Hartford, CT |
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,458 |
| Maine | 933 |
| Rhode Island | 1,124 |
| Massachusetts | 8,752 |
| Connecticut | 2,891 |
| Vermont | 769 |
Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 Related Majors
| 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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