Science Technology and Society

A program that focuses on the contemporary social and public policy ramifications of science and technology, the interrelationship of science and engineering with the public policy process, and the social and ethical dimensions of scientific and technological enterprises.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 51 institutions across the United States, with a total of 2425 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

10

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

644

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

12

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

102

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

35

degrees awarded

Other Awards

1,620

awards given

Top Schools for Science Technology and Society

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY
597
2 James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
213
3 Brown University
Providence, RI
147
4 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
135
5 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
132
6 Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
105
7 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
96
8 Stanford University
Stanford, CA
81
9 Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
63
10 Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
51
11 Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale, AZ
48
12 Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
48
13 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
45
14 University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA
45
15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
42
16 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
42
17 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK
42
18 Beloit College
Beloit, WI
39
19 Colby College
Waterville, ME
36
20 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
36
21 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
36
22 University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
36
23 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
33
24 University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
33
25 Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY
26
26 Tufts University
Medford, MA
24
27 Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN
21
28 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
16
29 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
15
30 Pomona College
Claremont, CA
15
31 University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
15
32 New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
12
33 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Pomona, CA
12
34 Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
12
35 Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
9
36 University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
6
37 University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
6
38 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
6
39 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
6
40 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
6
41 Central Wyoming College
Riverton, WY
6
42 Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
4
43 Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
3
44 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
Durham, NH
3
45 Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park, PA
3
46 Scripps College
Claremont, CA
3
47 Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
3
48 Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
3
49 Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
3
50 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
3
51 George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
3