2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Maryland

General Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #64 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 207 bachelor's degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The social sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Maryland ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general social sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general social sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Maryland

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

166 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

$33,900 Median Salary

University of Maryland Global Campus is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. UMGC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Maryland.

There were roughly 166 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $33,900 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from University of Maryland Global Campus

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Towson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Maryland.

There were roughly 27 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Towson University

3

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

Frostburg State University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Frostburg State is a small public university located in the suburb of Frostburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Maryland.

There were about 8 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Frostburg State in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Frostburg State University

4

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MD

Coppin State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Coppin is a small public university located in the city of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in general social sciences in Maryland.

There were approximately 6 general social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Coppin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Coppin State University

5

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Johns Hopkins University

 

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	267	1,254
Pennsylvania	266	164
New Jersey	189	275
District of Columbia	125	7

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	207

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	1,051
Political Science & Government	1,039
Sociology	420
Criminology	381
Other Social Sciences	254
International Relations & National Security	168
Geography & Cartography	132
Anthropology	93
Archeology	8
Urban Studies	7

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 Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.