Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,366 degrees in social sciences annually.
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Schools in Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Centre College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in social sciences. Located in the distant town of Danville, Centre College of Kentucky is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #589 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Centre College of Kentucky is a great college overall.
There were about 90 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Centre College of Kentucky in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Centre College earn $10,009 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Every student who is interested in social sciences has to take a look at University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 372 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn about $37,559 in their early career salary.
It is difficult to beat University of Louisville if you want to pursue a degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #421 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 183 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $32,911 for their early career.
Western Kentucky University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in social sciences. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 300 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program make an average of $33,170 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 27th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 80 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn an average of $34,511 in their early career salary.
Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Richmond. This university ranks 12th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 79 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn an average of $35,899 in the first couple years of their career.
NKU is a large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights. This university ranks 5th out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 53 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, social sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $21,915 in the first five years of their career.
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).
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
