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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$39,749 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 568 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,813 and $28,816 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 192 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful general social sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree social sciences students.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 168 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #3 spot on the list. UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Full Eastern Michigan University General Social Sciences Report

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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North Central College
Naperville, Illinois

North Central College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Sciences Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Naperville, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at North Central College

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