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Social Science Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains 69 schools that offer social science programs. Harvard University, the highest-ranking social science school in MA, has a total student population of 27,651 and is the highest ranked school in America.

Of the 69 social science schools in Massachusetts, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Simmons College comes out as the most expensive ($34,498/yr), with Fitchburg State College as the lowest recorded at only $9,386/yr.

Social Science students from Massachusetts 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. In fact, in the Massachusetts alone, there are 240 employed sociologists earning an average yearly salary of $68,730. Social scientists and related workers in this state earn $79,140/yr and there are 370 employed.

Also, within the social science schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from social science, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Social Science Programs in Massachusetts

Harvard University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Amherst College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Boston College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Boston University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northeastern University

• Social Science Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Wellesley College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hampshire College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Gordon College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

College of Our Lady of the Elms

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Simmons College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Emmanuel College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lesley University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fitchburg State College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Framingham State College

• Social Science Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Suffolk University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Worcester State College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Regis College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern Nazarene College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lasell College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Anna Maria College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Curry College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Dean College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates

American International College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Williams College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

College of the Holy Cross

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Smith College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mount Holyoke College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Stonehill College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Clark University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wheaton College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Springfield College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bridgewater State College

• Social Science Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters
• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westfield State College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bard College at Simon's Rock

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Social Sciences, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Merrimack College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Assumption College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Salem State College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Massachusetts Interesting Facts

• 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
• Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
• "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
• In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

Top National Parks in Massachusetts:

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Famous State Residents:

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See Also

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• Online Social Science Schools
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• Online Social Science Courses
• Online Social Science Certifications

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