2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in Illinois

Other Social Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #157 out of the 326 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for other social sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 master's degrees in other social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for other social sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Social Sciences in Illinois

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Other Social Sciences Students Working on Their Master's

1

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other social sciences needs to take a look at Northeastern Illinois University. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in other social sciences in Illinois. More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Northeastern Illinois University

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in other social sciences. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. More information about a master’s in other social sciences from Northwestern University

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Other Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	6
Wisconsin	166	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Social Sciences

Other Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	256
General Social Sciences	235
Political Science & Government	96
International Relations & National Security	89
Sociology	71
Geography & Cartography	38
Anthropology	27
Criminology	7
Urban Studies	6
Archeology	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).
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