2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Nevada

A doctor's degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 33 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 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the most popular for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Sciences in Nevada

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Nevada. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Nevada - Reno is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. UNR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Reno. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Nevada. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Nevada - Reno

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	30	507
Washington	28	65
Oregon	27	47
Hawaii	23	29
Alaska	10	2

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	10
Anthropology	8
Geography & Cartography	4
Sociology	4
Economics	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	37
Psychology	27
History	2

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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