2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in Massachusetts

If you plan on getting your master's degree in social studies education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #267 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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11 master's degrees in social studies education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Studies Education School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in social studies teacher education matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in Massachusetts ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality social studies education program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Social Studies Education Schools

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 studies education.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Studies Education in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in social studies education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Studies Teacher Education Students Working on Their Master's

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Boston University
Boston, MA

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social studies education needs to check out Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in social studies education in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 10 social studies education individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in social studies education from Boston University

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Merrimack College
North Andover, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in social studies education has to take a look at Merrimack College. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in social studies education in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Merrimack in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in social studies education from Merrimack College

3

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Lesley University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in social studies education. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in social studies education from Lesley University

Best Social Studies Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Studies Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	293	10
Rhode Island	200	4
New Hampshire	163	3
Maine	135	0
Vermont	113	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Studies Teacher Education

Social Studies Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Studies Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education	182
Mathematics Education	136
Music Education	122
English & Language Arts Education	82
Art Education	75
Science Education	40
Drama & Dance Education	36
History Education	30
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	29
Health Education	17

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.