2025 Best General Social Sciences Schools in Wisconsin

If you pursue a degree in general social sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #44 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for general social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 degrees in general social sciences annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Social Sciences Schools List

Pick Your General Social Sciences Degree Level

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 Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in Wisconsin

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general social sciences degree levels they offer.

Top Wisconsin Schools in General Social Sciences

1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls
River Falls, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Wisconsin - River Falls if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of River Falls.More information about a degree in general social sciences from University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in general social sciences has to look into University of Wisconsin - Stout. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in general social sciences from University of Wisconsin - Stout

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
Ohio	939	79
Michigan	915	228
Illinois	870	185
Indiana	737	7

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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.

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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