2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
9Colleges in the New England Region
512Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$35,771Avg Early-Career Salary
General Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #54 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general social sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 512 degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Social Sciences rankings. 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 the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social sciences degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 195 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year. Those general social sciences students who get their degree from Harvard University make $7,155 more than the standard social sciences student.
Any student pursuing a degree in general social sciences needs to look into Providence College. Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were approximately 6 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
Northeastern University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general social sciences. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general social sciences from Northeastern University
It's hard to beat Southern New Hampshire University if you wish to pursue a degree in general social sciences. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 156 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, social sciences degree recipients typically make about $33,311 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 5 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Worcester, Assumption is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 50th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 2 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Assumption in the most recent year we have data available.
Westfield is a small public university located in the suburb of Westfield. This university ranks 33rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 3 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Westfield in the most recent year we have data available.
Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New Haven. This college ranks 25th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 3 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Albertus Magnus in the most recent data year.
UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Bridgeport. This university ranks 24th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 1 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UBridgeport in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $24,316 in their early career salary.
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).
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Social Sciences rankings. 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.
