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5.7k Master's degrees in Social Sciences in United States
Social and Behavioral Science
The Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Temple University’s College of Public Health trains students to assess and address the behavioral, cultural and social factors that influence pressing public health problems.
Criminology
The Criminology programme at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a versatile postgraduate course designed for future leaders in justice and research. Available online or on-campus, this M.A. degree offers full-time and part-time routes. Students gain advanced expertise in theory and methodology over one to two years.
LGBTQ Affirmative Care Graduate Certificate
The LGBTQ Affirmative Care Graduate Certificate program offered at University of Southern California provides advanced preparation for a career serving those in need. We train social workers who will provide life-enhancing services, just as we develop leaders who will influence policy to create a more just and humane world.
Global Affairs
Global affairs are increasingly as complex as they are interesting. Progressing in the field requires an interdisciplinary outlook that synthesizes business, environmental, social, and diplomatic points of view and the skill set that can get the job done. Join this Global Affairs program of Tufts University today!

Behavioral Economics
The Behavioral Economics program from The Chicago School is an innovative degree program, designed with working professionals in mind.
Geography
East Carolina University's Geography, M.Sc. program offers an important interdisciplinary approach to critical societal and environmental themes such as climate change, the spread of disease, and development in vulnerable coastal regions, as well as social justice, local knowledge and globalization.
Communication
The Communication Master is offered by University of Louisiana at Monroe. In addition to the university requirements for admission to the Graduate School, applicants for admission to the Master of Arts in Communication degree program have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
Athletic Counseling
The MEd/MS in Psychology: Athletic Counseling at Springfield College combines training in both applied and research areas of sport and performance-related counseling, as shown through our sample two-year plan of study.
Journalism and International Public Affairs
The Journalism and International Public Affair program at Columbia University is leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Journalism and Master of International Affairs
Global Policy Studies and Public Health
Students interested in Global Policy Studies and Public Health may study concurrently for a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a Master of Global Policy Studies (MGPS) from The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.
International Affairs
The School of International Affairs (SIA) at Pennsylvania State University is designed to prepare students for occupations involving public service, private enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and international organizations worldwide.
Latin American and Border Studies
The MA program in Latin American and Border Studies (LABS) at University of Texas El Paso focuses on the study of the US-Mexico border and the broader study of Latin America in the context of increasing transnational connections seen most obviously in the border region.
Sociology
Serve the city and your community with a graduate degree in Sociology. Portland State University's graduate programs in sociology will challenge you to improve people's daily lives and society more broadly through community engagement and policy-relevant research.

Pastoral Counseling - Leadership
This Pastoral Counseling - Leadership MA programme from the Liberty University provides you with the proper skill set to help believers and nonbelievers alike as they experience life’s challenges.
Journalism and French Studies
The Journalism and French Studies is a unique MA program from New York Universitythat enables M.A. students to explore French Studies at the IFS while gaining professional journalism training at the NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute’s Global & Joint Program
Political Science
University of Texas El Paso's location at the intersection of political systems, nationalities, and cultures provides many fascinating and unique opportunities to study Political Science.
Political Science
M.A. students at University of Massachusetts Amherst are required to complete eight graduate-level courses with grades of "B" or better, seven of which must be taken in Political Science.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
The Master of Industrial-Organizational Psychology (MIOP) from Rice University is a full-time 2-year professional Master’s program that offers students graduate-level training in an applied area of psychology for which there is a very high demand.
Literature and English Studies
The Literature and English Studies programs at Minnesota State University Mankato offer a robust background in British, American, and world literatures, with emphasis placed on critical thinking.
Southwest Studies
The Master of Arts degree in Southwest Studies at New Mexico Highlands University marshals interdisciplinary resources in the study of anthropology, history and political science, and Hispanic language and literature of the Southwest.