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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado at Colorado Springs the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in social sciences at UCCS, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

About 45% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Colorado Mesa University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public college with a medium-sized 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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 47
Utah 127
Idaho 39
Montana 0
Wyoming 58

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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