2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 61 students majoring in social sciences at Capella University, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 29% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 65% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 21% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 79% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.
About 23% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 77% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
Of the 13 students majoring in social sciences at K -State, 62% are male and 38% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 62% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.
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University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree social sciences programs. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 7 students majoring in social sciences at UMSL, 71% are male and 29% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Request InformationBest Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,073 |
| Minnesota | 2,741 |
| Iowa | 1,455 |
| South Dakota | 262 |
| Missouri | 2,156 |
| Nebraska | 833 |
| North Dakota | 194 |
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 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 13 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).
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