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2025 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
303 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$41,168 Avg Early-Career Salary
Other Social Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #182 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 303 degrees in other social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Other Social Sciences School

Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region The other social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Other Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for other social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Other Social Sciences
Master's Degrees in Other Social Sciences

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 Other Social Sciences in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of other 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 New England Region Schools in Other Social Sciences

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Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Williams College if you wish to pursue a degree in other social sciences. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 15 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
103 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
24.3% Growth in Graduates

Boston University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in other social sciences. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 103 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Other Social Sciences degree recipients from Boston University get an earnings boost of approximately $7,075 over the typical income of other social sciences majors.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Sociology Program Name

Learn to analyze social factors and become an advocate for individual and community health with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Clark University
Worcester, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$48,671 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in other social sciences needs to check out Clark University. Clark is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Worcester. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 45 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Clark in the most recent year we have data available. Other Social Sciences degree recipients from Clark University get an earnings boost of about $7,503 over the typical income of other social sciences majors.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Every student who is interested in other social sciences has to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Other Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
27.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were roughly 76 other social sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year. After graduation, other social sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $35,418 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best other social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 105
Connecticut 241 30
New Hampshire 210 5
Maine 202 64
Rhode Island 200 14
Vermont 194 2

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Other Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Other Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Social Sciences 303

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Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 5,687
Political Science & Government 3,983
Sociology 1,835
International Relations & National Security 1,639
Anthropology 726
General Social Sciences 512
Geography & Cartography 373
Urban Studies 129
Sociology & Anthropology 51
Archeology 45

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