2025 Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in other social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 29 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,402 bachelor's degrees in other social sciences to qualified students.

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

Your choice of other social sciences for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality other social sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 - How many other other social sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other social sciences related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for other social sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Social Sciences

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

193 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

39 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from University of Chicago

3

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from New York University

4

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

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in other social sciences. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

5

Williams College
Williamstown, MA

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from Williams College

6

Boston University
Boston, MA

Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from Boston University

7

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

56 Annual Graduates

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from University of California - San Diego

8

Towson University
Towson, MD

207 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from Towson University

9

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

36 Annual Graduates

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

10

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

27 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other social sciences from University of Rochester

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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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