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

A doctor's degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 33 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of social sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 27 doctor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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

The following list ranks 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 Kentucky
Lexington, KY

21 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Kentucky

2

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Louisville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the city of Louisville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Louisville

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	140
Virginia	29	82
Georgia	28	61
South Carolina	27	35
North Carolina	26	121
Tennessee	25	52
Louisiana	25	37
Mississippi	24	17
Alabama	24	10
Arkansas	23	6
West Virginia	20	11

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	11
Anthropology	5
Urban Studies	5
Geography & Cartography	3
Sociology	2
Political Science & Government	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	179
Psychology	77
Communication & Journalism	9
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	5
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	4
History	3

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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