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Of the 235 Public Master's Social Sciences & Psychology universities in the United States, University of Chicago ranks highest at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Southern California (QS World #146) and Vanderbilt University (QS World #250) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 480 matching courses between them.
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Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 4 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
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Public University · 3 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 3 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 3 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
Public University · 1 course in Master's Social Sciences & Psychology
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16 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (University of Chicago) to #575 (University of South Carolina); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Chicago is cited most (35,556,223 citations). 8 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
235 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Texas (3), New York (1) and Montana (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Texas at Dallas is the largest, with 21,751 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Social Sciences & Psychology (458), Anthropology (5), Counselling (5) and Psychology (4). The usual length is 1–2 years and 1 year. 85% are full-time and 63 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). College of Eastern Utah offers the widest choice, with 16 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 10 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 22,326. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Chicago (QS World #13), University of Southern California (QS World #146) and Vanderbilt University (QS World #250) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
235 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 1 year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
63 of these courses are listed as online.
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