Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Find Schools Near

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

4 Colleges
$62,624 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 9th in Missouri. In fact, 2,156 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in social sciences at Mizzou, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Social Sciences at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 21% of the social sciences majors at the school.

Full Social Sciences at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

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

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Missouri - St Louis

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Missouri. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Saint Louis University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.