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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

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 .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in social sciences at Capella University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Social Sciences at Capella University Report

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 city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Social Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 65% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

About 23% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 77% are male.

Full Social Sciences at Iowa State University Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a fairly 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.

Full Social Sciences at Kansas State University Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 13 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at University of Iowa Report

University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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.

Full Social Sciences at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best 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 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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