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

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 16 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 Pennsylvania

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

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California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA

14 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to check out California University of Pennsylvania. Cal U is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of California. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Pennsylvania.

Soon after graduating, social sciences master's recipients usually make an average of $33,900 at the beginning of their careers.

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

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Edinboro is a small public university located in the town of Edinboro. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Pennsylvania. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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	249	68
Maryland	190	37
New Jersey	178	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	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminology	169
Economics	69
Geography & Cartography	57
International Relations & National Security	53
Political Science & Government	37
Sociology	26
Other Social Sciences	20
Anthropology	19
Urban Studies	11
Archeology	10

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.