Social Sciences General

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 45.0101 - 45.0199.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 377 institutions across the United States, with a total of 52451 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

9,994

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

5,605

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

131

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,618

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

34,993

awards given

Top Schools for Social Sciences General

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	2,811
2	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	2,172
3	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	1,611
4	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	1,479
5	Yuba College Marysville, CA	1,416
6	Ohlone College Fremont, CA	1,362
7	Woodland Community College Woodland, CA	1,233
8	American River College Sacramento, CA	1,191
9	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	1,074
10	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	1,073
11	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	996
12	Georgetown University Washington, DC	993
13	Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ	963
14	Butte College Oroville, CA	948
15	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	918
16	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	912
17	J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA	894
18	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	837
19	Portland State University Portland, OR	825
20	Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA	753
21	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	729
22	Washington State University Pullman, WA	699
23	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	681
24	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	657
25	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	636
26	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	606
27	Brown University Providence, RI	582
28	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	570
29	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	567
30	Merced College Merced, CA	564
31	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	507
32	Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	501
33	College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA	462
34	Clovis Community College Fresno, CA	444
35	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	429
36	Porterville College Porterville, CA	426
37	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	423
38	Laney College Oakland, CA	417
39	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	408
40	Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA	375
41	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	366
42	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	360
43	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	350
44	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	342
45	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	336
46	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	327
47	Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA	321
48	University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI	318
49	Franklin University Columbus, OH	300
50	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	288
51	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	264
52	Frederick Community College Frederick, MD	261
53	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	261
54	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	258
55	San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA	255
56	Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK	249
57	Essex County College Newark, NJ	243
58	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	243
59	Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ	237
60	Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA	234
61	Merritt College Oakland, CA	228
62	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	219
63	Shasta College Redding, CA	216
64	Troy University Troy, AL	192
65	Erie Community College Buffalo, NY	186
66	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	183
67	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	171
68	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	168
69	Citrus College Glendora, CA	165
70	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	165
71	Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA	159
72	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	159
73	New York University New York, NY	153
74	Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA	153
75	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	150
76	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	150
77	University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA	147
78	College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA	147
79	Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY	147
80	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	135
81	Minerva University San Francisco, CA	135
82	Barstow Community College Barstow, CA	129
83	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	126
84	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	123
85	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	123
86	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	117
87	Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA	117
88	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	111
89	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	105
90	Whittier College Whittier, CA	102
91	Touro University New York, NY	96
92	Central Texas College Killeen, TX	96
93	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	93
94	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC	84
95	Boise State University Boise, ID	84
96	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	81
97	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	78
98	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	78
99	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	75
100	Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA	75