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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$62,624 Avg Salary

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

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 51,430 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California to see which doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 61% are male.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

About 53% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 47% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 40% 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 51% 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 - Davis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in social sciences at UC Davis, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 62% are male.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSD is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 53% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 34 students majoring in social sciences at USC, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Of the 32 students majoring in social sciences at Claremont Graduate University, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree social sciences programs. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,812
Oregon 2,748
Hawaii 586
Nevada 925
Alaska 90

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 18 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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