by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 18 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 498 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of general social sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general social sciences students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York
University of Chicago is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Vanderbilt University
Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general social sciences. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Harvard University
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences has to look into New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from New York University
Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bellevue.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Bellevue University
ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Arizona State University - Tempe
Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Mercer University
Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Towson University
Located in the city of Chico, Chico State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from California State University - Chico
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General Social Sciences is one of 3 different types of General Social Sciences programs to choose from.
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