2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on majoring in general social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #54 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in District of Columbia to review for the 2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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• Best Overall General Social Sciences Schools List

General Social Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in District of Columbia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Social Sciences

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

It's difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general social sciences from Georgetown University

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Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Catholic University of America is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in general social sciences from Catholic University of America

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	265
New York	333	1,109
Maryland	279	405
New Jersey	273	726
Delaware	175	147

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	1

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Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	2,268
Political Science & Government	1,378
Economics	739
Sociology	138
Anthropology	93
Geography & Cartography	50
Archeology	10
Urban Studies	7
Other Social Sciences	1

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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).
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