2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned a degree or certificate in general social sciences, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMCP also is in the top 10% of our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the town of Carrollton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $18,980 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Johns Hopkins also is in the top 5% of our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMBC also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 a year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $24,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 24 schools only.
- 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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