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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

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

Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in West Virginia. With 788 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in West Virginia to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found American Public University System to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in West Virginia. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in social sciences at American Military University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Virginia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in West Virginia. Located in the city of Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in social sciences at WVU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Marshall University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in West Virginia. Marshall University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Huntington.

Of the 14 students majoring in social sciences at Marshall University, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#4

West Liberty University

West Liberty, WV

The in-demand master’s degree programs at West Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in West Virginia. West Liberty University is a small public school located in the rural area of West Liberty.

Full Social Sciences at West Liberty University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fairmont State University is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Fairmont State is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 5,208
South Carolina 1,876
Florida 8,162
Virginia 7,636
Arkansas 897
Mississippi 722
Louisiana 1,534
Alabama 1,640
Kentucky 1,344
Georgia 3,932
Tennessee 2,210

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 5 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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