You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in demography & population studies. It is ranked #345 out of 395 major degree programs 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.
There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2025 Best Demography & Population Studies Schools ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Demography & Population Studies Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Demography & Population 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 population studies degree levels they offer.
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).