2026 Best General Social Sciences Schools in North Carolina
General Social Sciences degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools to find the best for general social sciences students.
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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in North Carolina
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in General Social Sciences
North Carolina Central University tops our 2026 ranking of the best general social sciences schools. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Durham. North Carolina Central University graduates 42% of students within six years. North Carolina Central University awarded about 130 general social sciences degrees in the most recent data year. General Social Sciences graduates of North Carolina Central University earn a median of $35,978 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $34,562.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- 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.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
