2026 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Minnesota
General Social Sciences degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general social sciences students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Minnesota
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general social sciences education in Minnesota.
Top Schools in General Social Sciences
Metropolitan State University tops our 2026 ranking of the best general social sciences schools. This moderately-sized public university is located in the city of Saint Paul. Roughly 44% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 24 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Metropolitan State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their general social sciences degree from Metropolitan State University earn around $41,954 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $31,000.
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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 · 10 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.
