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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the most popular for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 33 doctor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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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 Iowa

Explore 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

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

19 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social sciences has to take a look at Iowa State University. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Iowa. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly 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 Iowa. More information about a doctorate in social sciences from University of Iowa

Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	27	80
Missouri	27	65
Kansas	25	42
Nebraska	23	18
South Dakota	15	1

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	19
Sociology	8
Anthropology	3
Political Science & Government	2
Geography & Cartography	1

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	106
Psychology	30
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	16
History	10
Communication & Journalism	8
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	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).
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