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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$20,325 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 21 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #156 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 in Connecticut ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $20,325 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Connecticut list.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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).

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