by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 110 doctor's degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of social sciences for getting your doctor'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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social sciences students working on their doctor'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 Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Michigan State University is a good option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Michigan State University
Wayne State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Wayne State University
Explore all the Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 42 |
| Anthropology | 25 |
| Political Science & Government | 23 |
| Sociology | 11 |
| Geography & Cartography | 9 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 48 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 30 |
| English Language & Literature | 30 |
| Communication & Journalism | 28 |
| History | 23 |
| Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies | 12 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 11 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 8 |
