2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Pennsylvania
4Colleges in Pennsylvania
265General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #44 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for general social sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 265 degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.
Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Pennsylvania
The schools below may not offer all types of general social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in General Social Sciences
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general social sciences. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 11 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in general social sciences has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general social sciences. Pitt Johnstown is a small public university located in the small suburb of Johnstown. This university ranks 76th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 2 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Johnstown in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general social sciences has to check out California University of Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
There were approximately 58 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal U in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in general social sciences has to check out Harrisburg Area Community College. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1294 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means HACC is a great college overall.
There were roughly 59 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at HACC in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Edinboro University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 6 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Edinboro in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in general social sciences has to check out University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Pitt Greensburg is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 93rd out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 1 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Greensburg in the most recent year we have data available.
Pitt Bradford is a small public university located in the town of Bradford. This university ranks 86th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 1 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Bradford in the most recent year we have data available.
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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Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Social Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
