Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools in New Jersey
General Social Sciences is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on general social sciences — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 7 schools in New Jersey offering general social sciences.
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Most Focused Schools for General Social Sciences in New Jersey
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on general social sciences in New Jersey, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools
Leading the list of the most focused general social sciences schools is Brookdale Community College. Located in the suburb of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public university. About 19% of the degrees Brookdale Community College awards are in general social sciences, or about 266 graduates in the most recent year.
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Essex County College is one of the most focused general social sciences schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Newark, Essex County College is a public university. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in general social sciences, or about 92 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #3 makes Ramapo College Of New Jersey one of the most focused schools for general social sciences. Set in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College Of New Jersey is a public institution. About 4% of the degrees Ramapo College Of New Jersey awards are in general social sciences, or about 57 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes Thomas Edison State College one of the most focused schools for general social sciences. Located in the city of Trenton, Thomas Edison State College is a public university. General Social Sciences accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 78 graduates in the most recent year.
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Montclair State University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused general social sciences schools. Montclair State University is a public school located in the suburb of Montclair. About 0.7% of the degrees Montclair State University awards are in general social sciences, or about 39 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Peters College placed #6 for general social sciences by degree focus. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peters College is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.6% of the degrees Saint Peters College awards are in general social sciences, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Stevens Institute Of Technology placed #7 for general social sciences by degree focus. Set in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. General Social Sciences accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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 our data about colleges.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
