2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Illinois

General Social Sciencesdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #185 out of the 295 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 doctor's degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for general social sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Social Sciences in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Chicago if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general social sciences. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general social sciences in Illinois. More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from University of Chicago

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in general social sciences. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences

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

Social Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	95
Political Science & Government	39
Sociology	37
Anthropology	32
Geography & Cartography	10
Criminology	5

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.