Highest Job Growth Master's Social Sciences Programs

These are the highest job growth master's social sciences programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with Columbia University in the City of New York leading at 8.7%.

Rank Institution State Growth Completers
1 Columbia University in the City of New York NY 8.7% 35
2 Binghamton University NY 8.7% 26
3 Harvard University MA 8.7% 24
4 Northern Arizona University AZ 8.7% 23
5 New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM 8.7% 20
6 The New School NY 8.7% 19
7 Georgia State University GA 8.7% 17
8 University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM 8.7% 17
9 CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY 8.7% 17
10 University of North Texas TX 8.7% 16
11 Texas State University TX 8.7% 16
12 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN 8.7% 15
13 University of Central Florida FL 8.7% 14
14 Boston University MA 8.7% 14
15 University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC 8.7% 14
16 American University DC 8.7% 13
17 George Washington University DC 8.7% 13
18 New York University NY 8.7% 13
19 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI 8.7% 12
20 Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO 8.7% 11
21 The University of Montana MT 8.7% 11
22 Monmouth University NJ 8.7% 11
23 Eastern University PA 8.7% 11
24 Mercyhurst University PA 8.7% 11
25 The University of Texas at San Antonio TX 8.7% 11
26 University of Wyoming WY 8.7% 11
27 San Jose State University CA 8.7% 10
28 Florida State University FL 8.7% 10
29 University of Louisville KY 8.7% 10
30 University of Maryland-College Park MD 8.7% 10
31 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI 8.7% 10
32 University of Arizona AZ 8.7% 9
33 California State University-Fullerton CA 8.7% 9
34 University of Southern California CA 8.7% 9
35 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO 8.7% 9
36 Florida Atlantic University FL 8.7% 9
37 University of West Florida FL 8.7% 9
38 Teachers College at Columbia University NY 8.7% 9
39 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC 8.7% 9
40 Portland State University OR 8.7% 9
41 University of Memphis TN 8.7% 9
42 George Mason University VA 8.7% 9
43 University of California-Los Angeles CA 8.7% 8
44 University of South Florida FL 8.7% 8
45 University of Hawaii at Manoa HI 8.7% 8
46 Indiana University-Indianapolis IN 8.7% 8
47 University of Kentucky KY 8.7% 8
48 Brandeis University MA 8.7% 8
49 Wayne State University MI 8.7% 8
50 Princeton University NJ 8.7% 8

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes master's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.