2025 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Ranked #72 in popularity, general social sciences is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in general social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general social sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• 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 colleges for general social sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general social sciences.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general social sciences. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from Northwestern University

2

North Central College
Naperville, IL

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general social sciences has to check out North Central College. North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.More information about a bachelor’s in general social sciences from North Central College

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	629	211
Ohio	612	61
Indiana	535	4
Wisconsin	435	42

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the General Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	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.