Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,364 degrees in social sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 462 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn about $35,772 in the first couple years of working.
Any student who is interested in social sciences needs to check out Grinnell College. Located in the remote town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grinnell is a great college overall.
There were roughly 116 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Grinnell in the most recent data year. Social Sciences degree recipients from Grinnell College receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,423 over the typical income of social sciences graduates.
Iowa State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 198 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, social sciences degree recipients typically earn about $36,595 in their early careers.
University of Northern Iowa is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social sciences. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #199 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 125 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at University of Northern Iowa get $2,526 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 63 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, social sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $31,893 in their early careers.
Luther is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Decorah. This college ranks 7th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 41 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Luther in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program make about $30,592 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were roughly 76 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UIU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, social sciences degree recipients usually earn around $37,976 in their early careers.
Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 10 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Loras in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, social sciences degree recipients generally earn about $29,535 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
