2025 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

General Social Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #142 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 81 master's degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general social sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

1

Troy University
Troy, AL

28 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to check out Troy University. TROY is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Troy.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Troy University

2

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

24 Annual Graduates

$45,300 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to look into Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Students who graduate with their master's from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career earnings of $45,300.

More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	43
Georgia	190	10
Virginia	182	3
Alabama	151	14
Louisiana	147	42
South Carolina	146	4

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 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	73
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	8

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	576
International Relations & National Security	548
Political Science & Government	429
Sociology	282
Anthropology	219
Geography & Cartography	199
Urban Studies	57
Other Social Sciences	47
Demography & Population Studies	7
Archeology	3

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.