When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in general social sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #142 out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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 Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Illinois
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.
Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences
It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the social sciences program report average early career income of $53,788.
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).
