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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RAND School of Public Policy

Santa Monica, CA

Social Sciences: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 230
Programs: 2
Awards 2024-25: 70

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UMC

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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

Social Sciences: 53 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 56,666
Retention: 91%
Programs: 276
Awards 2024-25: 12,420

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University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

Social Sciences: 53 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 28,306
Retention: 92%
Programs: 245
Awards 2024-25: 8,615

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UWC

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University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

Social Sciences: 51 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 56,997
Retention: 95%
Programs: 385
Awards 2024-25: 15,047

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USU

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Utah State University

Logan, UT

Social Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 28,904
Retention: 71%
Programs: 205
Awards 2024-25: 8,593

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UCD

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Denver, CO

Social Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 23,124
Retention: 73%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 5,442

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Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Social Sciences: 50 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 9,137
Retention: 98%
Programs: 53
Awards 2024-25: 2,453

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OSU

Public

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH

Social Sciences: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 61,443
Retention: 94%
Programs: 253
Awards 2024-25: 16,558

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USF

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Social Sciences: 49 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 8,913
Retention: 84%
Programs: 94
Awards 2024-25: 2,934

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University of California-Davis

Davis, CA

Social Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 40,065
Retention: 93%
Programs: 192
Awards 2024-25: 11,394

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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

Social Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 31,726
Retention: 92%
Programs: 201
Awards 2024-25: 10,173

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WVU

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Social Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 23,643
Retention: 83%
Programs: 170
Awards 2024-25: 6,060

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BGS

Public

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

Social Sciences: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 17,594
Retention: 82%
Programs: 150
Awards 2024-25: 4,197

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NCS

Public

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC

Social Sciences: 47 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 38,464
Retention: 94%
Programs: 167
Awards 2024-25: 10,860

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University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA

Social Sciences: 47 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 16,598
Retention: 84%
Programs: 108
Awards 2024-25: 4,612

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RUB

Public

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ

Social Sciences: 46 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 52,269
Retention: 93%
Programs: 210
Awards 2024-25: 13,144

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CSU

Public

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Social Sciences: 46 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 42,003
Retention: 87%
Programs: 137
Awards 2024-25: 10,908

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MII

Private nonprofit

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Monterey, CA

Social Sciences: 46 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 526
Programs: 10
Awards 2024-25: 296

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Social Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 34,709
Retention: 87%
Programs: 287
Awards 2024-25: 9,772

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NAU

Public

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Social Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Online option

Students: 28,467
Retention: 75%
Programs: 192
Awards 2024-25: 8,159

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UNM

Public

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

Social Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 23,124
Retention: 76%
Programs: 148
Awards 2024-25: 5,063

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IUP

Public

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana, PA

Social Sciences: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students: 9,073
Retention: 75%
Programs: 144
Awards 2024-25: 2,321

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TTU

Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Social Sciences: 44 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 40,757
Retention: 85%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 10,998

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CSU

Public

California State University-Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

Social Sciences: 42 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students: 43,662
Retention: 82%
Programs: 87
Awards 2024-25: 10,855

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