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

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 3 schools in New York 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 15 doctor'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 Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in social sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of general social sciences students usually has them for a reason. 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 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 New York

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

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia University in the City of New York is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in general social sciences. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in general social sciences in New York.

There were about 12 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Syracuse University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in general social sciences in New York.

There were about 3 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from Syracuse University

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic 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	15

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	137
Sociology	76
Anthropology	63
Political Science & Government	63
Geography & Cartography	11
Other Social Sciences	1

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.