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Social Theorists
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Columbia
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 99 | 4% | 40% / 60% | 16% | $76,561 | 66 | 94% | — |
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Harvard
Cambridge,
MA
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Cambridge, MA | 194 | 4% | 38% / 62% | 10% | $73,222 | 65 | 81% | — |
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Princeton
Princeton,
NJ
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Princeton, NJ | 80 | 4% | 38% / 63% | 9% | $56,863 | 20 | 84% | — |
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Stanford
Palo Alto,
CA
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Palo Alto, CA | 41 | 4% | 17% / 83% | 7% | $68,037 | 52 | — | — |
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U. of California, Berkeley
Berkeley,
CA
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Berkeley, CA | 551 | 11% | 34% / 66% | 11% | $78,626 | 84 | 91% | — |
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UCLA
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 924 | 9% | 29% / 71% | 6% | $59,170 | 42 | 91% | — |
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U. of Chicago
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 83 | 5% | 47% / 53% | 13% | $66,162 | 36 | 89% | — |
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U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor,
MI
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Ann Arbor, MI | 166 | 16% | 22% / 78% | 5% | $64,230 | 34 | 91% | — |
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U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison,
WI
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Madison, WI | 99 | 41% | 33% / 67% | 5% | $59,383 | 44 | 96% | — |
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Yale
New Haven,
CT
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New Haven, CT | 49 | 3% | 27% / 73% | 2% | $92,004 | 85 | 99% | — |
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The Deconstructors
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Brown
Providence,
RI
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Providence, RI | 33 | 6% | 39% / 61% | 12% | $66,176 | 36 | — | — |
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Cornell
Ithaca,
NY
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Ithaca, NY | 32 | 8% | 28% / 72% | 6% | $63,237 | 28 | 93% | — |
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Duke
Durham,
NC
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Durham, NC | 44 | 5% | 27% / 73% | 5% | $74,626 | 55 | 89% | — |
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MIT
Cambridge,
MA
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Cambridge, MA | — | 5% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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New York University
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 217 | 9% | 29% / 71% | 18% | $62,619 | 36 | 86% | — |
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Northwestern
Evanston,
IL
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Evanston, IL | 39 | 7% | 23% / 77% | 5% | $56,338 | 13 | 97% | — |
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U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill,
NC
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Chapel Hill, NC | 132 | 17% | 16% / 84% | 6% | $50,052 | 19 | 93% | — |
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U. of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia,
PA
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Philadelphia, PA | 27 | 5% | 63% / 37% | 7% | $76,630 | 69 | — | — |
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U. of Texas at Austin
Austin,
TX
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Austin, TX | 211 | 22% | 27% / 73% | 3% | $57,145 | 38 | 93% | — |
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U. of Washington
Seattle,
WA
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Seattle, WA | 255 | 42% | 27% / 73% | 8% | $63,495 | 63 | 90% | — |
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Survey Says
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Boston University
Boston,
MA
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Boston, MA | 81 | 13% | 17% / 83% | 15% | $64,316 | 36 | 94% | — |
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CUNY City
New York,
NY
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New York, NY | 67 | 42% | 33% / 67% | 3% | $51,823 | 60 | 92% | — |
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Indiana
Bloomington,
IN
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Bloomington, IN | 46 | 76% | 15% / 85% | 4% | $44,893 | 9 | 92% | — |
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Johns Hopkins
Baltimore,
MD
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Baltimore, MD | 7 | 6% | 14% / 86% | 14% | $68,947 | 50 | — | — |
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Michigan State
East Lansing,
MI
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East Lansing, MI | 268 | 83% | 31% / 69% | 3% | $57,589 | 37 | 93% | — |
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Ohio State
Columbus,
OH
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Columbus, OH | 163 | 49% | 31% / 69% | 5% | $50,275 | 19 | 92% | — |
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Pennsylvania State
University Park,
PA
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University Park, PA | 84 | 55% | 32% / 68% | 8% | $49,790 | 21 | 89% | — |
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U. of California, Irvine
Irvine,
CA
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Irvine, CA | 341 | 29% | 31% / 69% | 12% | $49,751 | 17 | 92% | — |
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U. of California, San Diego
La Jolla,
CA
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La Jolla, CA | 257 | 29% | 22% / 78% | 6% | $51,284 | 15 | 91% | — |
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U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park,
MD
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College Park, MD | 101 | 45% | 34% / 66% | 2% | $57,250 | 46 | 93% | — |
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Field Observers
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Arizona State
Tempe,
AZ
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Tempe, AZ | 189 | 88% | 28% / 72% | 2% | $52,346 | 40 | 92% | — |
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill,
MA
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Chestnut Hill, MA | 22 | 13% | 36% / 64% | 5% | $78,079 | 69 | 95% | — |
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Syracuse
Syracuse,
NY
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Syracuse, NY | 56 | 35% | 25% / 75% | 16% | $66,082 | 47 | 96% | — |
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U. of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara,
CA
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Santa Barbara, CA | 762 | 38% | 28% / 72% | 3% | $53,235 | 26 | 95% | — |
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U. of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz,
CA
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Santa Cruz, CA | 217 | 82% | 26% / 74% | 1% | $47,477 | 14 | 91% | — |
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U. of Illinois Chicago
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 49 | 76% | 22% / 78% | 6% | $48,405 | 31 | 90% | — |
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U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign,
IL
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Champaign, IL | 63 | 37% | 24% / 76% | 6% | $60,077 | 51 | 92% | — |
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U. of Notre Dame
Notre Dame,
IN
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Notre Dame, IN | 44 | 9% | 18% / 82% | 7% | $83,923 | 76 | 97% | — |
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U. of Southern California
Los Angeles,
CA
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Los Angeles, CA | 72 | 11% | 32% / 68% | 6% | $57,053 | 15 | 88% | — |
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U. of Virginia
Charlottesville,
VA
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Charlottesville, VA | 76 | 13% | 33% / 67% | 1% | $62,913 | 37 | 88% | — |
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Office Hours Regulars
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh,
PA
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Pittsburgh, PA | 0 | 11% | — | — | — | 67 | — | — |
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Florida State
Tallahassee,
FL
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Tallahassee, FL | 464 | 20% | 46% / 54% | 0% | $55,877 | 65 | 95% | — |
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Georgetown
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 42 | 14% | 38% / 62% | 5% | $66,871 | 44 | 96% | — |
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North Carolina State
Raleigh,
NC
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Raleigh, NC | 86 | 40% | 31% / 69% | 1% | $50,535 | 31 | 96% | — |
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Purdue
West Lafayette,
IN
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West Lafayette, IN | 207 | 43% | 28% / 72% | 3% | $56,149 | 48 | 96% | — |
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Rice
Houston,
TX
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Houston, TX | 29 | 8% | 31% / 69% | 3% | $69,126 | 49 | 94% | — |
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Tufts
Medford,
MA
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Medford, MA | 38 | 11% | 18% / 82% | 8% | $59,674 | 21 | 95% | — |
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U. of California, Davis
Davis,
CA
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Davis, CA | 346 | 46% | 25% / 75% | 4% | $53,667 | 27 | 93% | — |
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U. of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh,
PA
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Pittsburgh, PA | 100 | 59% | 34% / 66% | 3% | $49,354 | 20 | 96% | — |
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Vanderbilt
Nashville,
TN
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Nashville, TN | 314 | 5% | 53% / 47% | 5% | $94,130 | 86 | 95% | — |
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The Collective
| # ▲ | University | Location | Degrees | Accept | SAT | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employ | ||
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| 1 |
American University
Washington,
DC
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Washington, DC | 50 | 66% | 16% / 84% | 4% | $56,154 | 23 | 100% | — |
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Brandeis
Waltham,
MA
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Waltham, MA | 50 | 45% | 20% / 80% | 18% | $56,172 | 16 | 97% | — |
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Dartmouth
Hanover,
NH
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Hanover, NH | 78 | 6% | 27% / 73% | 8% | $68,354 | 48 | 98% | — |
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Emory
Atlanta,
GA
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Atlanta, GA | 96 | 10% | 22% / 78% | 5% | $70,400 | 52 | 90% | — |
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Georgia Tech
Atlanta,
GA
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Atlanta, GA | — | 13% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago,
IL
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Chicago, IL | 49 | 75% | 16% / 84% | 0% | $59,488 | 36 | 96% | — |
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Northeastern
Boston,
MA
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Boston, MA | 25 | 22% | 24% / 76% | 16% | $55,761 | 16 | 94% | — |
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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station,
TX
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College Station, TX | 244 | 52% | 24% / 76% | 1% | $57,168 | 44 | 93% | — |
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U. of California, Riverside
Riverside,
CA
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Riverside, CA | 318 | 86% | 22% / 78% | 2% | $47,670 | 15 | 94% | — |
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U. of Central Florida
Orlando,
FL
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Orlando, FL | 205 | 43% | 20% / 80% | 0% | $41,803 | 23 | 89% | — |
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U. of Colorado Boulder
Boulder,
CO
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Boulder, CO | 207 | 71% | 37% / 63% | 1% | $56,614 | 39 | 93% | — |
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U. of Florida
Gainesville,
FL
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Gainesville, FL | 203 | 20% | 26% / 74% | 1% | $52,038 | 43 | 93% | — |
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U. of Iowa
Iowa City,
IA
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Iowa City, IA | 45 | 80% | 31% / 69% | 0% | $52,264 | 32 | 96% | — |
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U. of Oregon
Eugene,
OR
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Eugene, OR | 408 | 87% | 50% / 50% | 1% | $56,679 | 42 | 92% | — |
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg,
VA
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Blacksburg, VA | 161 | 55% | 34% / 66% | 1% | $53,755 | 41 | 98% | — |
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Washington State
Pullman,
WA
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Pullman, WA | 376 | 75% | 37% / 63% | 2% | $53,482 | 51 | 90% | — |
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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis,
MO
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Saint Louis, MO | 39 | 12% | 46% / 54% | 3% | $72,677 | 54 | 96% | — |
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