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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 38 doctor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Sciences in South Carolina

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 South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

24 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Clemson University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very 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 South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Clemson University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	140
Virginia	29	82
Georgia	28	61
North Carolina	26	121
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	16
Political Science & Government	7
Criminology	5
Anthropology	4
Geography & Cartography	4
Sociology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	146
Psychology	23
History	11
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	10
Communication & Journalism	7
Library Science	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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