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Social Science Schools in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA (population: 1,445,993) has twelve social science schools within its city limits. University of Pennsylvania, the highest ranked school in the city with a social science program, has a total student population of 24,599. It is the 5th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Pennsylvania. To learn more about social science programs in Philadelphia, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of social science professors at University of Pennsylvania such as Richard Estes, Leif Finkel, Theodore Hershberg, Andrew Lamas, Ponzy Lu, and Jason Schnittker.

Social Science students from Philadelphia 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.

Philadelphia lies in Philadelphia county, which is one of the 32 counties in Pennsylvania. Overall, the Philadelphia Metropolitan area has 1,832,880 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $23.24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,340 average annual salary.

Of the 12 social science schools in Philadelphia, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Joseph's University comes out as the most expensive ($34,548/yr) for social science students, with Community College of Philadelphia as the lowest, reported at only $6,012/yr.

Social Science Programs in Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania

• Social sciences
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Temple University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Drexel University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Joseph's University

• Social sciences
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chestnut Hill College

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

La Salle University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Social Sciences, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Holy Family University

• Social sciences
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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