2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Maryland

Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #8 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 doctor's degrees in social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in social sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Maryland ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for social sciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for social sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Sciences in Maryland

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

51 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Maryland.

There were about 51 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

22 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Maryland.

There were about 22 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Johns Hopkins University

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in social sciences needs to take a look at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Maryland.

There were about 2 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	30	386
Pennsylvania	29	174
New Jersey	28	91
District of Columbia	24	81
Delaware	19	26

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	23
Political Science & Government	16
Sociology	12
Geography & Cartography	12
Anthropology	6
International Relations & National Security	4
Criminology	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	175
Psychology	51
History	15
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	13
Communication & Journalism	12
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	4

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann. More about our data sources and methodologies.