2025 Best Other Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in other social sciences sits in the middle of the road, ranking #167 out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Other Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 351 master's degrees in other social sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Social Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of other social sciences for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other social sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for other social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other social sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other social sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The other social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Social Sciences in the United States

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

Top Schools for a Master's in Other Social Sciences

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

32 Annual Graduates

$72,024 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in other social sciences has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Other Social Sciences master's degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York earn a boost of around $16,810 over the typical income of other social sciences graduates.

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2

Clark University
Worcester, MA

22 Annual Graduates

$48,671 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in other social sciences has to take a look at Clark University. Clark is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Worcester.

Soon after graduating, other social sciences master's recipients typically make an average of $48,671 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Clark University

3

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

45 Annual Graduates

$46,937 Median Starting Salary

Azusa Pacific University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in other social sciences. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Students who graduate with their master's from the other social sciences program report average early career earnings of $46,937.

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4

Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY

Bard College is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in other social sciences. Bard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Annandale-On-Hudson.More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Bard College

5

SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

23 Annual Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in other social sciences from SUNY Empire State College

6

Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Georgia Southern University

7

Columbus State University
Columbus, GA

18 Annual Graduates

$45,943 Median Starting Salary

CSU is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Columbus.

Master's students who receive their degree from the other social sciences program earn about $45,943 in their early career salary.

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Other Social Sciences by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Social Sciences

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Other Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Social Sciences	351

Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	4,686
International Relations & National Security	4,650
Political Science & Government	1,889
Sociology	1,428
Geography & Cartography	1,248
Anthropology	1,001
General Social Sciences	854
Urban Studies	382
Archeology	60
Demography & Population Studies	37

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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