2024 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

General Social Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #142 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in the New England Region to review for the 2024 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general social sciences students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

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Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Northeastern University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Northeastern University

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Harvard University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	2
Rhode Island	127	2
Vermont	91	0
Maine	90	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences

General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Social Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	4

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	702
International Relations & National Security	653
Political Science & Government	195
Geography & Cartography	83
Sociology	60
Anthropology	53
Urban Studies	29
Other Social Sciences	23
Archeology	10

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.