2025 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan

General Social Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #44 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 212 degrees in general social sciences annually.

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• Best Overall General Social Sciences Schools List

General Social Sciences Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Michigan

The schools below may not offer all types of general social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Michigan Schools in General Social Sciences

1

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

96 General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general social sciences from Michigan State University

2

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

65 General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded

43.1% Growth in Graduates

Grand Valley State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general social sciences. Located in the town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general social sciences from Grand Valley State University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	79
Illinois	870	185
Indiana	737	7
Wisconsin	672	42

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Social Sciences

General Social Sciences is one of 3 different types of General Social Sciences programs to choose from.

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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.