If you're seeking a degree in labor studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #938 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for labor studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 193 degrees in labor studies to qualified students.
The labor studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Labor Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Labor Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Labor Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Labor Studies in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the labor studies degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in labor studies needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 labor studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in labor studies. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 14 labor studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
The Graduate Center, CUNY is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in labor studies. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 67th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 41 labor studies students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available.
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 labor studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Labor Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Labor Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
