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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #127 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 235 master's degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.

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

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Illinois

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

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

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

235 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to check out University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Illinois.

Students who graduate with their master's from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career wages of $40,900.

More information about a master’s in general social sciences from University of Chicago

2

North Central College
Naperville, IL

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences has to take a look at North Central College. Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from North Central College

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	7
Ohio	195	17
Indiana	181	0

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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	235

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	256
Political Science & Government	96
International Relations & National Security	89
Sociology	71
Geography & Cartography	38
Anthropology	27
Criminology	7
Urban Studies	6
Archeology	2
Other Social Sciences	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.