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

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin 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 82 doctor's degrees in social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social sciences.

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

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for social sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

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

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

69 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social sciences has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Wisconsin. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Wisconsin. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	30	89
Ohio	29	74
Illinois	29	226
Michigan	28	109

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	32
Sociology	19
Geography & Cartography	13
Anthropology	9
Political Science & Government	9

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	143
Psychology	56
History	18
Communication & Journalism	17
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	6
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4
Library Science	3

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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