2024 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota

a master's degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #9 out of 37 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 master's degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

The social sciences master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt social sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Sciences in Minnesota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in social sciences.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Minnesota State University - Mankato
Mankato, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social sciences has to look into Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from Minnesota State University - Mankato

3

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Capella University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in social sciences from Capella University

3

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Saint Cloud State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in social sciences. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud.More information about a master’s in social sciences from Saint Cloud State University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	232
Kansas	30	48
Iowa	29	29
Nebraska	29	204
North Dakota	28	25
South Dakota	25	21

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	30
Geography & Cartography	28
Other Social Sciences	17
Sociology	13
Political Science & Government	7
Anthropology	5

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	380
English Language & Literature	149
Communication & Journalism	109
Philosophy & Religious Studies	46
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	45
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	34
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	15
History	9
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	4

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).
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