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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

General Social Sciences is the #55 most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Emory University the best school in the Southeast Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Alabama at Birmingham helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of West Georgia is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. University of West Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of West Georgia

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
Virginia 1,592
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Louisiana 59
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 14

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

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 3 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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