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Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the best school in the New England Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Boston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the New England Region . UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 259
Connecticut 21
New Hampshire 140
Maine 5
Rhode Island 27
Vermont 16

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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