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Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 55% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kent State University at Kent is a great place 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.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 230
Ohio 85
Illinois 196
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 42

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 5 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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