2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the New England Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Doctor's Degree in general social sciences. It is ranked #185 out of 295 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Social Sciences in the New England Region

The following list ranks 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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Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Brown University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from Brown University

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Boston University
Boston, MA

#1 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general social sciences has to check out Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. More information about a doctorate in general social sciences from Boston University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	1
Rhode Island	75	0

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	157
Political Science & Government	69
Sociology	51
Anthropology	30
Geography & Cartography	23
International Relations & National Security	7
Archeology	2

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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