Social Sciences General

A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 341 institutions across the United States, with a total of 47915 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

9,994

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

5,439

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

439

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

31,954

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	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	1,611
3	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	1,479
4	Yuba College Marysville, CA	1,416
5	Ohlone College Fremont, CA	1,362
6	Woodland Community College Woodland, CA	1,233
7	American River College Sacramento, CA	1,191
8	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	1,074
9	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	1,073
10	Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA	996
11	Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ	963
12	Butte College Oroville, CA	948
13	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	918
14	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	912
15	J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA	894
16	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	837
17	Portland State University Portland, OR	825
18	Folsom Lake College Folsom, CA	753
19	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	738
20	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	729
21	Washington State University Pullman, WA	699
22	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	681
23	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	657
24	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	606
25	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	570
26	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	567
27	Merced College Merced, CA	564
28	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	507
29	Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	501
30	College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA	462
31	Clovis Community College Fresno, CA	444
32	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	429
33	Porterville College Porterville, CA	426
34	Bellevue University Bellevue, NE	423
35	Laney College Oakland, CA	417
36	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	408
37	Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA	375
38	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC	366
39	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	360
40	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	342
41	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	342
42	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	336
43	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	327
44	Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA	321
45	University of Hawaii-West Oahu Kapolei, HI	318
46	Franklin University Columbus, OH	300
47	Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto, CA	288
48	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	264
49	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY	261
50	Frederick Community College Frederick, MD	261
51	San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA	255
52	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	252
53	Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, OK	249
54	Essex County College Newark, NJ	243
55	Fresno City College Fresno, CA	243
56	Arizona Western College Yuma, AZ	237
57	Crafton Hills College Yucaipa, CA	234
58	Merritt College Oakland, CA	228
59	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	219
60	Shasta College Redding, CA	216
61	Troy University Troy, AL	192
62	Erie Community College Buffalo, NY	186
63	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ	183
64	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	171
65	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	168
66	Citrus College Glendora, CA	165
67	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	165
68	Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA	159
69	Rogers State University Claremore, OK	159
70	Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe, CA	153
71	New York University New York, NY	153
72	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	150
73	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	150
74	Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY	147
75	University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA	147
76	College of the Siskiyous Weed, CA	147
77	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	135
78	Minerva University San Francisco, CA	135
79	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	132
80	Barstow Community College Barstow, CA	129
81	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	123
82	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA	123
83	Cosumnes River College Sacramento, CA	117
84	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	117
85	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	111
86	Whittier College Whittier, CA	102
87	Central Texas College Killeen, TX	96
88	Touro University New York, NY	96
89	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	93
90	University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC	84
91	Boise State University Boise, ID	84
92	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL	81
93	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	78
94	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	78
95	Butler Community College El Dorado, KS	75
96	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	75
97	Foothill College Los Altos Hills, CA	75
98	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	72
99	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL	72
100	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	72