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Social Science Schools
in Chicago, IL
Loyola University Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
Illinois Institute of Technology
Saint Xavier University
University of Chicago
DePaul University
North Park University
Roosevelt University
Kendall College
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago State University
Shimer College
National-Louis University
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Ellis University
Argosy University-Chicago
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Social Science Schools in Chicago
Chicago, IL (population: 2,878,948) has twenty-two social science schools within its city limits. Loyola University Chicago, the highest ranked school in the city with a social science program, has a total student population of 15,879. It is the 144th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University). To learn more about social science programs in Chicago, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of social science professors at Loyola University Chicago such as Matt Bartucci, Japonica Brown-Saracino, Albert Claus, Jo Beth D'Agostino, Laura Dick, and Rick Dimaio.
Social Science students from Chicago schools who go on to become social scientists, legislators, politicians, professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,250 people working as social scientists and related workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,450. Also, Sociologists make on average $76,190 per year and there are about 4,430 of them employed in the US today.
Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary.
Of the 22 social science schools in Chicago, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, School of the Art Institute of Chicago comes out as the most expensive ($38,965/yr) for social science students, with City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College as the lowest, reported at only $5,604/yr.
Social Science Programs in Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social Science Teacher Education
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Masters, PhD - Social Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social Science Teacher Education
Levels offered: Masters - Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, Other
Levels offered: Masters
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors
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Cities Near Chicago
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Chicago |
| Berwyn | IL | 49,477 | 1 | 23.6937 | 4 | 5.7 miles |
| Oak Park | IL | 49,270 | 1 | 1.32863 | 0 | 6.6 miles |
| River Forest | IL | - | 2 | 45.0836 | 173 | 8.0 miles |
| River Grove | IL | - | 1 | 11.7006 | 67 | 10.0 miles |
| Blue Island | IL | - | 2 | 31.6013 | 8 | 12.6 miles |
| Palos Heights | IL | - | 1 | 26.9291 | 61 | 13.3 miles |
| Skokie | IL | 66,692 | 6 | 22.9614 | 40 | 14.2 miles |
| Evanston | IL | 78,672 | 5 | 24.133 | 202 | 14.5 miles |
| Villa Park | IL | - | 2 | 31.4324 | 7 | 16.3 miles |
| Oak Forest | IL | - | 1 | 38.4537 | 3 | 16.7 miles |
| South Holland | IL | - | 1 | 10.1002 | 61 | 17.0 miles |
| Addison | IL | - | 1 | 11.9746 | 2 | 17.1 miles |
| Lombard | IL | 43,240 | 3 | 11.1886 | 2 | 17.1 miles |
| Des Plaines | IL | 57,512 | 1 | 11.0092 | 69 | 17.3 miles |
| Calumet City | IL | - | 1 | 19.3758 | 27 | 17.4 miles |
| Downers Grove | IL | 49,475 | 1 | 0.403237 | 10 | 17.7 miles |
| Glenview | IL | 46,461 | 0 | - | 0 | 18.1 miles |
| Hammond | IN | 75,871 | 5 | 27.9021 | 191 | 18.1 miles |
| Orland Park | IL | 55,957 | 1 | 26.0399 | 11 | 18.2 miles |
| Tinley Park | IL | 60,149 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.7 miles |
| Glen Ellyn | IL | - | 1 | 13.8242 | 100 | 20.1 miles |
| Woodridge | IL | - | 1 | 16.3637 | 24 | 20.2 miles |
| Lisle | IL | - | 2 | 24.7595 | 107 | 20.5 miles |
| Mount Prospect | IL | 52,994 | 2 | 36.9644 | 21 | 20.8 miles |
| Glendale Heights | IL | - | 1 | 27.7281 | 3 | 21.3 miles |
| Bolingbrook | IL | 72,318 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.8 miles |
| Arlington Heights | IL | 73,268 | 1 | 24.4091 | 3 | 23.2 miles |
| Chicago Heights | IL | - | 1 | 9.7858 | 55 | 23.2 miles |
| Carol Stream | IL | 40,639 | 0 | - | 0 | 23.8 miles |
| Gary | IN | 94,891 | 2 | 28.0598 | 98 | 24.2 miles |