2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 14 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for general social sciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general social sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for General Social Sciences Students Working on Their Master's

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a popular decision for students pursuing 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. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in New York.

There were about 29 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to check out California University of Pennsylvania. Cal U is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of California. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Pennsylvania.

There were about 14 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal U in the most recent data year.

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Towson University
Towson, MD

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Towson University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Maryland.

There were roughly 4 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In PA

#2 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Edinboro is a small public university located in the fringe town of Edinboro. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Pennsylvania.

There were about 2 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Edinboro in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY

#2 Most Popular In NY

Located in the large 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

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Social Sciences

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Most Popular Majors Related to General Social Sciences

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.