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2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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The in-demand online 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 United States. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

Of the 10 students majoring in social sciences at UAB, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the United States. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

Of the 2 students majoring in social sciences at UOPX - Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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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