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

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in social sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #8 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of social sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 82 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. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Arizona ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality social sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. 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

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for social sciences.

 

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

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for social sciences students seeking a a doctor's degree.

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

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

45 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In AZ

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You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Arizona.

There were about 45 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Arizona

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

33 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In AZ

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You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe 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 Arizona.

There were about 33 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In AZ

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Northern Arizona University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in social sciences. NAU is a very large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Arizona.

There were about 4 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Northern Arizona University

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	30	192
Oklahoma	25	20
New Mexico	20	25

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	23
Economics	18
Geography & Cartography	16
Political Science & Government	10
Sociology	9
Criminology	6

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	441
Psychology	275
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	11
Communication & Journalism	11
History	7
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	2

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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