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

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 5 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 110 doctor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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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. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in North Carolina ranking.

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 North Carolina

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

Duke University
Durham, NC

43 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in North Carolina.

There were roughly 43 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

38 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in North Carolina.

There were roughly 38 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in North Carolina.

There were roughly 20 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from North Carolina State University

4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Charlotte. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in North Carolina.

There were about 6 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of North Carolina at Charlotte

5

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in North Carolina.

There were about 3 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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
Kentucky	26	34
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	36
Sociology	26
Political Science & Government	23
Geography & Cartography	16
Anthropology	9

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	348
Psychology	81
History	27
Communication & Journalism	12
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	8
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	1

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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