Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Social Sciences

208 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in Social Sciences at the phd 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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Boston University

Boston, MA

Social Sciences: 41 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 37,737
Retention: 95%
Programs: 299
Awards 2024-25: 13,285

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UCB

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University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO

Social Sciences: 40 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 38,799
Retention: 90%
Programs: 120
Awards 2024-25: 10,325

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UCB

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University of California-Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

Social Sciences: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,133
Retention: 93%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 7,580

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TAU

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Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX

Social Sciences: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 78,321
Retention: 94%
Programs: 266
Awards 2024-25: 22,577

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University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA

Social Sciences: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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Duke University

Durham, NC

Social Sciences: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 17,499
Retention: 98%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 7,776

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CGU

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Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, CA

Social Sciences: 36 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 1,771
Programs: 48
Awards 2024-25: 550

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UIU

Public

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

Social Sciences: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 59,238
Retention: 95%
Programs: 200
Awards 2024-25: 17,879

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MSU

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Social Sciences: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 52,089
Retention: 90%
Programs: 268
Awards 2024-25: 13,223

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UNC

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Social Sciences: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 32,438
Retention: 97%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 9,499

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UVC

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University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA

Social Sciences: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,409
Retention: 98%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 9,098

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Social Sciences: 35 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 22,589
Retention: 90%
Programs: 222
Awards 2024-25: 6,875

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GMU

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George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Social Sciences: 34 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 39,766
Retention: 86%
Programs: 196
Awards 2024-25: 11,076

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VPI

Public

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA

Social Sciences: 34 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 38,857
Retention: 93%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 11,135

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UND

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University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Social Sciences: 33 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 13,042
Retention: 99%
Programs: 97
Awards 2024-25: 3,806

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Brown University

Providence, RI

Social Sciences: 33 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 11,956
Retention: 99%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 3,477

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WUS

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Washington University in St Louis

St. Louis, MO

Social Sciences: 32 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 16,357
Retention: 95%
Programs: 195
Awards 2024-25: 5,555

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UWC

Public

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

Social Sciences: 31 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

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

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University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Social Sciences: 31 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 43,146
Retention: 94%
Programs: 270
Awards 2024-25: 14,239

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University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Social Sciences: 30 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,311
Retention: 98%
Programs: 190
Awards 2024-25: 18,849

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USC

Private nonprofit

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

Social Sciences: 30 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students: 46,566
Retention: 96%
Programs: 285
Awards 2024-25: 17,982

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UPC

Public

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

Social Sciences: 29 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 35,724
Retention: 92%
Programs: 270
Awards 2024-25: 11,005

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Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

Social Sciences: 28 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 48,424
Retention: 91%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 20,593

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GSU

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Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

Social Sciences: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 34,944
Retention: 80%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 8,848

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