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Social Sciences Degree Programs

Social Sciences covers economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, and international relations. Strong employment in policy analysis, market research, government, consulting, and law school pathways.

Repit tracks 34 programs in this category, accounting for approximately 185,013 annual degree completions across U.S. colleges and universities. Each program below links to its detailed page with enrollment data, the colleges that offer it, and the careers it leads to.
34
Programs
185,013
Annual Degrees

Political Science and Government, General.

43,359 annual degrees 1,174 colleges offering

Sociology, General.

31,211 annual degrees 1,059 colleges offering

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics.

22,727 annual degrees 298 colleges offering

Economics, General.

21,627 annual degrees 659 colleges offering

Social Sciences, General.

15,565 annual degrees 333 colleges offering

International Relations and Affairs.

11,684 annual degrees 327 colleges offering

Criminology.

10,365 annual degrees 234 colleges offering

Anthropology, General.

10,087 annual degrees 530 colleges offering

Geographic Information Science and Cartography.

3,577 annual degrees 247 colleges offering

Geography.

3,315 annual degrees 289 colleges offering

Social Sciences, Other.

1,942 annual degrees 104 colleges offering

Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods.

1,929 annual degrees 55 colleges offering

Urban Studies/Affairs.

1,343 annual degrees 93 colleges offering

Political Science and Government, Other.

1,031 annual degrees 51 colleges offering

National Security Policy Studies.

788 annual degrees 45 colleges offering

Sociology and Anthropology.

496 annual degrees 49 colleges offering

Archeology.

393 annual degrees 62 colleges offering

Development Economics and International Development.

375 annual degrees 48 colleges offering

Applied Economics.

368 annual degrees 31 colleges offering

Medical Anthropology.

347 annual degrees 13 colleges offering

American Government and Politics (United States).

286 annual degrees 30 colleges offering

International Economics.

281 annual degrees 26 colleges offering

Political Economy.

266 annual degrees 19 colleges offering

Economics, Other.

250 annual degrees 24 colleges offering

Geography, Other.

213 annual degrees 21 colleges offering

Anthropology, Other.

150 annual degrees 25 colleges offering

Demography and Population Studies.

112 annual degrees 14 colleges offering

Applied/Public Sociology.

105 annual degrees 10 colleges offering

Cultural Anthropology.

79 annual degrees 13 colleges offering

Forensic Anthropology.

62 annual degrees 5 colleges offering

Rural Sociology.

61 annual degrees 5 colleges offering

Physical and Biological Anthropology.

43 annual degrees 7 colleges offering

Survey Research/Methodology.

13 annual degrees 2 colleges offering