2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nevada - Las Vegas the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.
UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 9,314 |
| Washington | 518 |
| Oregon | 614 |
| Nevada | 32 |
| Hawaii | 134 |
| Alaska | 21 |
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General Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 values are for the top school 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.