Colleges offering master's degrees in Social Sciences

468 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Social Sciences at the master level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 504 Associate 395 Bachelor 1,309 Master 468 PhD 208 Professional 6

Most schools offering it: California (201), Texas (106), Pennsylvania (104), New York (102), Ohio (74), Massachusetts (58)

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USM

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University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 7,604
Retention: 74%
Programs: 139
Awards 2024-25: 1,791

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SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 7,482
Retention: 72%
Programs: 101
Awards 2024-25: 2,014

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Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 7,189
Retention: 84%
Programs: 147
Awards 2024-25: 2,279

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MUS

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Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, MO

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 7,154
Retention: 87%
Programs: 87
Awards 2024-25: 2,197

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Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 6,965
Retention: 92%
Programs: 67
Awards 2024-25: 2,873

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University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 6,944
Retention: 88%
Programs: 102
Awards 2024-25: 2,178

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NSU

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Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, OK

Social Sciences
Master · Fully online

Students: 6,751
Retention: 60%
Programs: 99
Awards 2024-25: 1,815

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APU

Private nonprofit

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 6,272
Retention: 84%
Programs: 118
Awards 2024-25: 2,327

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ESU

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg, PA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 5,633
Retention: 72%
Programs: 78
Awards 2024-25: 1,145

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Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 5,501
Retention: 77%
Programs: 117
Awards 2024-25: 1,560

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Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 5,434
Retention: 84%
Programs: 83
Awards 2024-25: 1,187

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UDS

Private nonprofit

Universidad del Sagrado Corazon

Santurce, PR

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 5,037
Retention: 79%
Programs: 58
Awards 2024-25: 938

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UWC

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University of Washington-Tacoma Campus

Tacoma, WA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 4,965
Retention: 80%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 1,719

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SOW

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SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 4,709
Retention: 72%
Programs: 59
Awards 2024-25: 987

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Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 4,281
Retention: 62%
Programs: 122
Awards 2024-25: 1,183

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MCU

Private nonprofit

Mississippi Christian University

Clinton, MS

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 4,164
Retention: 78%
Programs: 109
Awards 2024-25: 1,104

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Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 4,011
Retention: 95%
Programs: 52
Awards 2024-25: 958

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Indiana University-Southeast

New Albany, IN

Social Sciences
Master · Fully online

Students: 3,736
Retention: 64%
Programs: 84
Awards 2024-25: 887

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EAU

Private nonprofit

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott

Prescott, AZ

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 3,264
Retention: 82%
Programs: 23
Awards 2024-25: 642

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Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 3,229
Retention: 83%
Programs: 141
Awards 2024-25: 664

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Gardner-Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 3,104
Retention: 55%
Programs: 64
Awards 2024-25: 951

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UCF

Public

University of California-San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 3,007
Programs: 38
Awards 2024-25: 987

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CIU

Private nonprofit

Columbia International University

Columbia, SC

Social Sciences
Master · Online option

Students: 2,914
Retention: 53%
Programs: 50
Awards 2024-25: 645

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Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

Social Sciences
Master

Students: 2,874
Retention: 93%
Programs: 60
Awards 2024-25: 786

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