2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Doctor's Degree in demography and population studies. It is ranked #226 out of 295 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of demography and population studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 doctor's degrees in demography and population studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Demography & Population Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in population studies matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for demography and population studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for demography and population studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Demography & Population Studies in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in demography and population studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Population Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in demography and population studies. UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Antonio. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in demography and population studies in Texas.

There were approximately 7 demography and population studies students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in demography and population studies from The University of Texas at San Antonio

2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Princeton University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in demography and population studies. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in demography and population studies in New Jersey.

There were roughly 5 demography and population studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in demography and population studies from Princeton University

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in demography and population studies. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in demography and population studies in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 5 demography and population studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in demography and population studies from University of Pennsylvania

4

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

#1 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in demography and population studies. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in demography and population studies from University of California - Berkeley

 

Demography & Population Studies by Region

View the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Demography & Population Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Demography & Population Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Population Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Demography & Population Studies	10
Applied Demography	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Population Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	1,219
Political Science & Government	696
Sociology	603
Anthropology	531
Geography & Cartography	308
Other Social Sciences	67
International Relations & National Security	66
Criminology	47
Urban Studies	40
General Social Sciences	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).
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