2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. 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.
The Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great value for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Kent State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Case Western also is in the top 20% of our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.
UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Request InformationBest General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 230 |
| Ohio | 85 |
| Illinois | 196 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 42 |
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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 4 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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