General Social Sciences isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #142 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 725 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general social sciences students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other general social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt general social sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general social sciences students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in the Great Lakes Region
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general social sciences students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences
It is hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn about $53,788 in their early career salary.
Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great option for students interested in a master's degree in general social sciences. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Athens.
Soon after graduation, social sciences master's recipients typically make around $52,274 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
